How to Use exhilaration in a Sentence

exhilaration

noun
  • I felt a kind of exhilaration when I reached the top of the mountain.
  • There's a rush, an exhilaration to the risk.
    — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The exhilaration wears off as the moves repeat again and again.
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 23 June 2023
  • Bird said, with a grin that was part exhilaration, part relief.
    — Wallace Matthews, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2017
  • There’s an exhilaration in the air and the feel of entering a brave new era.
    — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 19 May 2021
  • Can it be sensed by anyone straight, the exhilaration of a young street hooker?
    — Gail Sheehy, Daily Intelligencer, 9 Sep. 2017
  • This one runs the gamut of emotions from despair to exhilaration, with equal amounts of tears and laughs.
    — Shaena Montanari, The Arizona Republic, 15 Sep. 2020
  • There’s been exhilaration at the end of games for the Wildcats the past eight years.
    — Luis Torres, orlandosentinel.com, 17 Nov. 2018
  • The agony of a loss or bad play can be as powerful of an image as the exhilaration of a win.
    — cleveland, 28 Dec. 2020
  • But when the exhilaration of change had ceased, London was no good.
    — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
  • And with that said, nothing can compare to the exhilaration of getting to build a world.
    — Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2021
  • The exhilaration of a near miss.
    — Megan Cummins august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
  • From the dress to the vows and the first dance, your wedding day is likely to be equal parts exhilaration and terror.
    — Meg Storm, Town & Country, 4 Oct. 2016
  • There’s a certain exhilaration that comes with throwing things away and freeing up space in your home.
    — Orange County Register, 3 Jan. 2017
  • The look in her eyes goes from resignation to exhilaration to pure joy.
    — Rick Bentley, idahostatesman, 10 Aug. 2017
  • Once the listener gets behind the trio’s sheer fury, a sense of exhilaration comes through.
    — Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader, 22 Sep. 2017
  • So what is the feeling of the as-yet-unmade choice — fear, exhilaration, or delay?
    — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 26 May 2022
  • When a person makes a big purchase such as buying a home or car, there is a feeling of joy and exhilaration.
    — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 14 May 2022
  • Those reporters told stories of war in all its gore and its glory, its exhilaration and its ennui.
    — Kathy Kiely, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Sheer exhilaration at the breakout from the lockdown must have been among the mass emotions of the summer.
    — David Bromwich, Harper's Magazine, 27 Oct. 2020
  • In an instant, the carefree exhilaration of children at play can give way to the sombre hush of tragedy.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2025
  • That right there is the stuff, the competitive exhilaration that can’t be matched.
    — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 2 Dec. 2022
  • My heart was already pounding from the awful climb, but there was a sudden thrill and exhilaration.
    — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
  • My thoughts were a mixture of exhilaration and terror.
    — Lloyd Blankfein, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026
  • In a photo taken at the summit, the siblings smiled, each in a bright suit, the air light with their exhilaration.
    — Bhadra Sharma, New York Times, 11 June 2024
  • Kate Winslet sits down with a mix of exhilaration and disbelief.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 2 Jan. 2026
  • That rush—the mix of precision, danger, and raw exhilaration—stays with you.
    — Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Its true subject is the exhilaration that comes from being part of an artistic escapade.
    — Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Quiet love, on the other hand, comes into the picture when that exhilaration starts to fade.
    — Samantha Lawyer, Woman's Day, 18 July 2022
  • Will the exhilaration of those hooves thundering down the track sweep away the lingering dread?
    — Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 27 Apr. 2021

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