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'delight' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'delight' with 12 example sentences.


delight noun

: a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction

: something or someone that provides a source of happiness

delight verb

: give pleasure to or be pleasing to

: take delight in

: hold spellbound


  • The gifts will delight the children.
  • Grandmother takes great delight in watching television.
  • Paul jumped everywhere, delighted to have won.
  • I delighted in going to his farm during the summer vacation.
  • The gift delighted the Indians very much.
  • I have received your letter and read it with delight.
  • The sight sent chills of delight up my spine.
  • The very idea of being sent abroad delighted them.
  • Red sky at night, shepherd's delight.
  • His success delighted his parents.
  • It offers a mouth-watering selection of delights.
  • The circus amazed and delighted the children.
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