rejoice
verb (used without object)
to be glad; take delight (often followed byin ).
was rejoicing
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past progressiveof rejoice.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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There was rejoicing among Liverpool fans when he signed a new two-year contract in April 2025.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
A day after Los Angeles was rejoicing over the arrival of the World Series, a voice of the city was celebrating two different words.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2024
Even while in the "most miserable circumstances imaginable, he was rejoicing."
From Fox News ● Mar. 24, 2022
For the moment, her inner child was rejoicing: We’d just received the unexpected news that our meal came with free ice cream.
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2020
There was rejoicing among the Wise We Boys.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
