was delighting
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past progressiveof delight.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
delightnouna high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture.
Example Sentences
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What I didn’t know then — and have since learned — is that what was delighting my taste buds was a Mexican chili oil with roots in Orizaba, Veracruz, known as salsa macha.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2024
At the same time, my brain was delighting me with images of memes I had recently enjoyed, and memories of waiting to be picked up from my elementary school.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2022
And now the Stars just might have the closest thing to a franchise leader since the highest-scoring American-born NHL player was delighting fans with his fast skating and his wide smile.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 11, 2016
A: For you, your daughter was a young woman who was delighting you with her embrace of the responsibilities of adulthood.
From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2013
All the announcers were talking about the remarkable insect who was delighting throngs in the Times Square subway station.
From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden
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