exhilarate
verb (used with object)
was exhilarating
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past progressiveof exhilarate.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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For this writer, the 1964-65 World’s Fair in New York was exhilarating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
I expected frustration in that yawning gap between memory and present ability, but instead, it was exhilarating.
From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2026
The summer of 2022 was exhilarating, but they cannot always be remembered for that, like a band that never managed to top its first album.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2024
He’d never have to gas it up, and the ride was exhilarating.
From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
Sometimes it was exhilarating, but it was demanding, too, and burdensome, to know how to use it well, and when.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
