delight
noun
a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture.
has delighted
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present perfectof delight (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have warned about a growing parasitic outbreak that causes explosive diarrhea, which has delighted and disgusted the internet, because of course it has.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
For seven decades, the Eurovision Song Contest -- which gathers performers from across Europe and further afield, selected by each country's public broadcasting service -- has delighted and, at times, baffled spectators.
From Barron's ● May 16, 2026
His daughter, a supporter of Reform UK, turned him on to social media, which he has delighted in using to share old ideas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
DeepSeek has delighted the Chinese internet ahead of Lunar New Year, the country's biggest holiday.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2025
If he is a poet it is the meaning of life to him that he can keep on turning it until he has delighted and tasted and lived in all of it.
From The Lost Art of Reading by Lee, Gerald Stanley
