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.—
Kathryn M. Roy
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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Examples of exhilarating in a Sentence
no recording can capture the exhilarating feeling of being at a live rock concert
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Karin and team planned a trip for us — 12 family members of varying ages and interests - that proved equally exciting, exhilarating, fun and fulfilling to each of us.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2024
These are the shows most worth the hunt, though; some of the world’s most adventurous, exhilarating, and galvanizing work will be in town for only a couple of days.
—The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2024
At once exhilarating and horrifying, operatic and affecting, the film follows Selma (Bjork), a Czech emigre largely defined by two qualities: selflessness and willfulness.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
Shooting it in chronological order, and with nothing but a story outline, over the course of 21 days proved to be one of the most terrifying and exhilarating experiences of the actor’s career, including a legendary 53-minute take.
—Amos Mac, Them, 7 Aug. 2024
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Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2024
These are the shows most worth the hunt, though; some of the world’s most adventurous, exhilarating, and galvanizing work will be in town for only a couple of days.
—The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2024
At once exhilarating and horrifying, operatic and affecting, the film follows Selma (Bjork), a Czech emigre largely defined by two qualities: selflessness and willfulness.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
Shooting it in chronological order, and with nothing but a story outline, over the course of 21 days proved to be one of the most terrifying and exhilarating experiences of the actor’s career, including a legendary 53-minute take.
—Amos Mac, Them, 7 Aug. 2024
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“Exhilarating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhilarating. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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