How to Use jubilation in a Sentence

jubilation

noun
  • Howard threw his arms to the sky, then spread them out in jubilation.
    — Matt Baker, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The news was met with jubilation from some and fury from others.
    — Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2024
  • Gazans tell me of the sense of jubilation that prevailed this time last year.
    — Tareq Baconi, The New York Review of Books, 29 Mar. 2019
  • And when that puck went in, the jubilation is hard to describe.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • In jubilation, many threw their hands in the air or threw their arms around their colleagues.
    — Loren Grush, The Verge, 27 Nov. 2018
  • But a persistent drip of bad news put a damper on the jubilation.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The dressing room at full time was a scene of jubilation and relief.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 3 May 2025
  • In the recap, with both tenors going full tilt, there was a sense of jubilation in the air.
    — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 9 Feb. 2018
  • But this theme is charged instead with the jubilation of hopeful young love.
    — Will Crutchfield, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2020
  • And that’s why there was a scene of jubilation as Williams crossed the finish line.
    — oregonlive, 20 July 2021
  • As the night wore on, the music’s volume rose along with the jubilation.
    — Brittny Mejiastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Dan Campbell threw his arms in the air, fists clenched in jubilation.
    — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2021
  • Gauff shot into the air in jubilation, arms stretched toward the sky.
    — Scottie Andrew and Katherine Dillinger, CNN, 5 July 2019
  • But instead of jubilation for the Toreros, there would be heartache.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2023
  • The jubilation that erupted after the boys were found drained away.
    — Shibani Mahtani, Washington Post, 13 July 2018
  • The crowd roared in jubilation and waved blue-and-white Israeli flags.
    — Greg Myre, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
  • How their faces light up with such jubilation and excitement.
    — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 18 Aug. 2025
  • There were scenes of jubilation as people headed back to their homes, or to what remains of them.
    — Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The jubilation that spread through the crowd was also shadowed by awareness that their fight is not over.
    — NBC News, 29 Sep. 2021
  • The jubilation of the finale is hard to swallow.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
  • And then, jubilation at the sight of Thompson limping back to the bench.
    — Marc Stein, New York Times, 13 June 2019
  • Shannon could sense the jubilation, and the cart being put before the horse.
    — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • After one of his first stops, Flowe slapped the turf, jumped to his feet and arched his back with a yell of jubilation.
    — oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2021
  • The sense of pride, sacrifice, hope and jubilation will be hard to forget.
    — Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2017
  • Back then, there were many moments of jubilation like that one, which I was blessed to capture.
    — Tacuma Roeback, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Sep. 2025
  • That’s peak good-husband stuff, as is his jubilation when Cathy gets pregnant.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
  • But some just came for the Glittermilk brand of bizarre jubilation.
    — Megan Paetzhold, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Blue gloves and helmets flew into the air, and the players poured onto the ice in jubilation.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Fans took to the streets in jubilation and football pundits wondered if a change was around the corner.
    — Fortune, 7 Sep. 2019
  • Bouton retired the first three batters in order and ran to the dugout in jubilation.
    — Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 11 July 2019

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