How to Use exclaim in a Sentence

exclaim

verb

• The children exclaimed with wonder when they saw the elephant.
• She exclaimed in delight over the Christmas tree.
• Stanton exclaimed over the style and made herself up in the same way.
  — Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, 24 May 2018
• The kids all exclaim as each blade is inserted in the box.
  — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
• As the deputies continue to try to get Ward out of the car, Blount exclaims that Ward bit him.
  — Eliott C. McLaughlin and Stella Chan, CNN, 23 Dec. 2019
• People exclaimed and stood up and wrote on the whiteboard and talked at once.
  — Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics, 3 Nov. 2016
• The man exclaimed the fish’s name in Mandarin and pointed to a northern section of the lake.
  — Alex Vadukul, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2017
• Sunny Hostin exclaimed as the rest of their costars began to laugh.
  — EW.com, 2 Jan. 2024
• Joe exclaimed as the boys began to examine the piece of old.
  — Jessica Hornik, National Review, 13 July 2023
• Snoop Dogg exclaimed as the two exchanged a dap in between shots.
  — Kenan Draughorne, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
• Phipps exclaims, a rare show of emotion from a guy who likes to wear his black cowboy hat low on his brow.
  — Mike Sager, Smithsonian, 29 July 2017
• The mailman quickly dropped his mailbag, fell to his knees, opened his arms, and exclaimed, ‘Son!
  — Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 9 Feb. 2024
• Dean Unglert agreed, exclaiming that the pair should date.
  — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 13 Mar. 2020
• The Icon of the Seas is the Linda Loman of cruise ships, exclaiming that attention must be paid.
  — Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024
• Heather Pepper, 47, exclaimed to the bartender on a recent night.
  — Robert Samuels, chicagotribune.com, 11 Mar. 2018
• Frank keeps exclaiming to himself and those around him, but his complaints fall on deaf ears.
  — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2019
• Johnson exclaimed as the cast took their seats, the lights dimmed and the yellow Star Wars logo and iconic scrawl appeared on screen to signal the start of the film.
  — Lindsey Bahr, OrlandoSentinel.com, 11 Dec. 2017
• There, the two did some business that caused Josh to exclaim an apology to his mom, knowing that the cameras were rolling.
  — Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 22 July 2021
• Jisoo exclaimed after finishing the first potion of the test.
  — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 8 Aug. 2023
• Still, no one is going to exclaim that Gabriel is anywhere close to a finished product.
  — Brian Murphy, orlandosentinel.com, 23 Oct. 2019
• Perry exclaimed, walking off before she was coaxed back to her chair by Richie.
  — Matthew Wilson, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2020
• Trump exclaimed as the youngsters crowded around his historic desk.
  — Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2017
• The officers exclaimed that the man had a gun, according to a lawsuit from Hill's family, and so the 30-year-old closed his door.
  — Josh Magness, miamiherald, 1 June 2018
• In the morning, Snowman ran from window to window, exclaiming at the seals playing in the surf and the twenty-foot waves crashing ashore.
  — Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
• Frankenstein exclaimed after bringing a body back to life.
  — Tana R.h. Stevenson, NOLA.com, 26 May 2017
• Lucy also gets a cryptic warning from the head in a jar, who peers into the bone glass only to exclaim something is wrong and The Eternal is now trapped.
  — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 14 Feb. 2023
• Greedy Williams exclaimed shortly after being drafted that the Browns were headed to the Super Bowl.
  — Scott Patsko, cleveland.com, 12 June 2019
• Ramirez exclaimed when an officer moved to handcuff him.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2023
• Eagle exclaimed as Kelce and his teammates celebrated in the end zone.
  — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2023
• Bush Hager exclaimed, prompting Appleton, 40, to run into the frame and assist.
  — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024