Example Sentences

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His foreign policy shift has thrilled Jewish community leaders, but also left them on edge.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2024

Nvidia Corp’s soaring rally has thrilled investors this year - except for the sizeable number of fund managers who avoided what they believe to be an expensive stock.

From Reuters • Aug. 30, 2023

The couple were newcomers to the rural state, part of a pandemic-driven influx of younger transplants that has thrilled planners after decades of concern about an aging, stagnant population.

From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2023

The trove of data coming from the encounter has thrilled scientists, who are keenly aware of the outsize influence Martian dust has on the planet’s climate.

From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2022

My heart has thrilled, my dearest friend, ever since you departed, yester eve, with a devious and intrinsic sensation of voluminous delight.

From The Last of the Foresters Or, Humors on the Border; A story of the Old Virginia Frontier by Cooke, John Esten