exhilarating
adjective
ex·hil·a·rat·ing
ig-ˈzi-lə-ˌrā-tiŋ 
: causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling
an exhilarating experience
… an exhilarating ride that allows participants to catch an aerial view like they've never seen before.—
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Kathryn M. Roy… I would like to convey the sense of flight as it was almost at the very beginning of itself, when everything about it was miraculous and dangerous and exhilarating.—James Dickey
James Dickey… an exhilarating career full of deals sealed at three-martini lunches.—Andrea Cooper
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no recording can capture the exhilarating feeling of being at a live rock concert
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Few musical rites of passage are as exhilarating as the big comeback album, and Amor Elefante’s Amigas finds the quartet, now with new member Lucila Pivetta on bass, beaming with joy at the chance of reconnecting.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025
Dishes like the delicate John Dory, razor clam and quinoa, or the unorthodox crawfish with Korean soup, are an exhilarating celebration of flavor, texture and craftsmanship.
—Isabelle Kliger, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
There also were marks of the frantic feet of the hurrying hounds that had passed that way, following the exhilarating smell of lion paws.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
Deaths are brutal because players lose their gear and start at zero, but the highs are just as exhilarating, especially if players escape with a valuable item.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
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Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025
Dishes like the delicate John Dory, razor clam and quinoa, or the unorthodox crawfish with Korean soup, are an exhilarating celebration of flavor, texture and craftsmanship.
—Isabelle Kliger, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
There also were marks of the frantic feet of the hurrying hounds that had passed that way, following the exhilarating smell of lion paws.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
Deaths are brutal because players lose their gear and start at zero, but the highs are just as exhilarating, especially if players escape with a valuable item.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for exhilarating
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“Exhilarating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhilarating. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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