with delight

Frequency: 8.018.3 per million words

used to show that an action is done while feeling delight

delightPREPOSITION (feeling of great pleasure)

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with

Examples (10)

  • The children squealed with sheer delight upon seeing the puppies.
  • He spun around with childish delight when he got the new toy.
  • She accepted the award with great delight and a wide smile.
  • I watched with delight as my daughter took her first steps.
  • They will surely greet the news with delight.
  • He was beaming with pure delight throughout the entire ceremony.
  • The crowd roared with delight when the home team scored.
  • Having waited for so long, he opened the letter with evident delight.
  • She clapped her hands with delight at the surprise party.
  • The gardener observed the first bloom of spring with quiet delight.