How to Use jubilant in a Sentence

jubilant

adjective
  • But despite all that, the mood in the room was jubilant.
    Emily Burack, Town & Country, 25 May 2022
  • Wentzel agreed, and the mood on the terrace turned jubilant.
    Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
  • But the beat was contagious and the crowd was jubilant.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2022
  • Bellinger pointed into the jubilant Dodgers dugout all the way to first base.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2021
  • The Stylers took to Twitter en masse to share their love for the jubilant song with the uber-personal lyrics.
    Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 31 Mar. 2022
  • The night 35 years ago, amid that jubilant crowd, remains one of the most memorable of my life.
    Pamela Constable, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Workers pulled a man in his 30s out of the ruins as a jubilant crowd burst into cheers and tears.
    Phaedra Singelis, ABC News, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The music is jubilant but the lyrics are satiric poison.
    Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Footage showed people in a jubilant mood taking a dip in the garden pool of the residence.
    Krishan Francis, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2022
  • Their gazes meet the jubilant crowd who are dancing while holding choripán and bottles of Quilmes beer.
    Matt Dursum, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Mar. 2023
  • After the game-winning shot, Legree sprinted to the other end of the court while teammates and fans chased the jubilant junior.
    Craig Clary, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Video images showed jubilant crowds taking a dip in the garden pool.
    Krishan Francis, ajc, 9 July 2022
  • Footage showed people taking a dip in the garden pool of the residence and others in a jubilant mood.
    Krishan Francis, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 July 2022
  • In one video, the new mom feeds Rome baby food for the very first time, with the infant looking jubilant and excited in his high chair.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 27 June 2023
  • The first, in real time, prompted a jubilant, triumphal roar.
    New York Times, 26 July 2022
  • The first train arrived in Kherson from Kyiv on Saturday to jubilant crowds.
    Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2022
  • There are a surprise twist and a jubilant happy ending.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 16 June 2022
  • Footage of the rescue showed two girls and a boy pulled from the wreckage of a building by the group's volunteer White Helmets to loud, jubilant cheers from the large crowd gathered.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Standing in a quieter spot of Cook Hall, Amy Metheny is jubilant.
    Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Feb. 2023
  • In February and March of 1979, the atmosphere in Iran was jubilant and hopeful.
    Negar Mottahedeh, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2022
  • The mood was jubilant as guests began streaming in for the cocktail reception.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 1 Oct. 2021
  • His wife shared his jubilant reaction video on TikTok, and it has been viewed more than 7 million times.
    Sydney Page, Washington Post, 7 June 2023
  • Depp's jubilant reaction comes in stark contrast to Heard, who issued her own thoughts on the verdict.
    Mike Miller, EW.com, 1 June 2022
  • As David Ortiz took the stage in front of a jubilant throng, the enduring meaning of his history with the Red Sox was apparent.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2022
  • And this year, the talk has returned to — or maybe become more so than ever — a jubilant conversation.
    Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Over the years, the occasional appearance of Mays at Whigs' L.A. shows has sent the crowds into jubilant frenzies.
    Steve Baltin, Forbes, 3 May 2022
  • One Person One Vote, said at a jubilant Tuesday night watch party.
    Peter Weber, The Week, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Dozens of people packed into the barn, where the mood was jubilant and attendees cheered when results flashed on TV screens showing Fox News.
    Allie Morris, Dallas News, 8 Nov. 2022
  • The next morning his neighbors told him the city had been liberated, and Mr. Mykhailiuk was jubilant.
    Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2022
  • And leading up to the game, fans tailgating outdoors and in bars and streaming into the stadium were just as jubilant.
    Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 21 Jan. 2024

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