exalt
verb (used with object)
to raise in rank, honor, power, character, quality, etc.; elevate.
was exalting
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past progressiveof exalt.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“From her point of view, she was exalting the athletic Western woman,” said Drew Johnson, curator of photography and visual culture at the Oakland Museum of California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2016
The effect of the first impression was exalting, satisfying.
From The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop by Garland, Hamlin
It was exalting to watch the army on the march, to see the marines and the profusion of slim sailors.
From Our Army at the Front by Broun, Heywood
And it was exalting to listen to their fine ringing anthems, reverberating among the crowded shipping, and rebounding from the lofty walls of the docks.
From Redburn. His First Voyage by Melville, Herman
