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
  • The mood was jubilant, except for a moment when yelling was heard in the back of the gym.
    Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • People that came, and that was their choice, of course, were so jubilant to be there.
    Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 8 May 2020
  • 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
  • When the moon finally flitted across the face of the sun, jubilant cheers rang out.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • As time expired, the jubilant Lancers rushed the field, mobbing Franks.
    Alec White, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2021
  • Some of the moments in between have been far less jubilant.
    Aj Willingham, CNN, 25 Feb. 2021
  • Norrköping found the back of the net with their only two shots to spark jubilant scenes among the Hammarby and Malmö fans.
    SI.com, 3 Nov. 2019
  • On the floor of the meeting after the vote on Wednesday morning, the mood was equally jubilant.
    Ruth Graham, New York Times, 1 May 2024
  • There are quirky, fun, jubilant vibes, but then there are some extreme lows.
    Dina Gachman Daniel Arnold, New York Times, 25 May 2024
  • 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
  • The mood was jubilant at first in the East Room, where guests, who had been bracing for a tight race, cheered the Florida result.
    Rob Crilly, Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2020
  • By the end of the song, which also marked the end of the show, a jubilant Morris, by this point barefoot, skipped off the stage like a giddy little girl.
    Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Nov. 2019
  • 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
  • Dani Carvajal slumped to the field and was piled on by jubilant teammates.
    Apress, Orlando Sentinel, 15 July 2024
  • In the days leading up to the opening, millions of jubilant devotees flocked to the city to celebrate.
    TIME, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Even with those sobering notes, many Democrats in Texas and beyond were jubilant.
    Tom Benning, Dallas News, 20 Jan. 2021
  • By and large, though, Johns is, like Biogen, jubilant about the new option for patients.
    Andrew Joseph, STAT, 17 June 2021
  • 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
  • The 1920s was a time of jubilant music, unique fashions, and culture being turned on its head.
    oregonlive, 6 Jan. 2020
  • Stocks jumped Friday as Wall Street tried to end a turbulent week on a jubilant note.
    Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 26 July 2024
  • The players signed autographs and snapped pictures with jubilant fans.
    Sean Gregory, TIME, 26 July 2024

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