exult
verb (used without object)
to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; be highly elated or jubilant.
had exulted
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past perfectof exult.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In the fourth movement, a trumpeter handled long, exposed lines with grace, right after the entire orchestra had exulted in some loud tutti-chord thrashing.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 3, 2016
In Wilmington next day he had exulted: "I never felt better in my life."
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1943, after the victory in North Africa, he had exulted: "One continent redeemed."
From Time Magazine Archive
Miss Rosetta had exulted in the possession of little Camilla Jane for a month, and had been so happy that she had almost given up inveighing against Charlotte.
From Further Chronicles of Avonlea by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
The growing pride he had felt in his own detective talents was crushed, and the discoveries in which he had exulted were rendered valueless.
From The Secret Toll by Thorne, Paul And Mabel
