How to Use rejoicing in a Sentence
rejoicing
noun-
Where was the fanfare, the rejoicing, the excitement around this next step for us?
— Ronan O’Brien, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2020 -
When the news broke last year in July, the rejoicing began.
— Darryl Fears, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Aug. 2022 -
There was great rejoicing when his beloved Red Sox won the 2004 World Series.
— courant.com, 28 Sep. 2019 -
This year's class is loaded with talent; here are the top 15 And there was much rejoicing.
— Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2023 -
There were many huzzahs and much rejoicing — with chips and guacamole, of course.
— Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 27 July 2019 -
Watching ‘80s movies and cringing at/rejoicing in all the jelly bracelets, neon tees and crimped hair.
— USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2020 -
The time for great rejoicing is here for college football.
— USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2022 -
The rejoicing had nothing to do with bumper crops of corn and pumpkin or markets full of turkeys.
— Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic, 18 Nov. 2022 -
But a new study finds the rejoicing may turn to regret after the home’s completion.
— Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022 -
Spring seems like a good time for thankfulness and rejoicing.
— Bulletin Board, Twin Cities, 11 June 2017 -
Yet for parents of children under age 12, the rejoicing might be short-lived.
— Nancy S. Jecker, The Conversation, 7 June 2021 -
This rejoicing arrives about a third of the way through Silverman’s four-hundred-plus-page book.
— Philip Deloria, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2019 -
By the next morning the power was back, which goes to show that overcoming fake mishaps in a fake mission can lead to real rejoicing.
— Patrick Morgan, Discover Magazine, 21 Jan. 2011 -
Even amid the rejoicing, the mood in the city tilted toward retribution.
— Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2022 -
But on Wednesday, the mood on social media was a lot different, with fans of the brands rejoicing in what could be the greatest comeback of all time.
— Eileen Reslen, Good Housekeeping, 3 Oct. 2018 -
When Mischutin made the announcement, the deck erupted in rejoicing.
— Ben Ehrenreich, The New Republic, 17 Oct. 2019 -
That his death led Jason and Loni Renee to salvation was cause for rejoicing.
— Earl Swift, Outside Online, 20 June 2018 -
It is celebrated by taking all the Torah scrolls out of the ark in a synagogue as people spend the evening dancing, singing and rejoicing.
— Sergio Carmona, sun-sentinel.com, 11 Oct. 2019 -
In Orlando, when Valot’s phone call came in, there was rejoicing.
— Christy Cabrera Chirinos, Sun-Sentinel.com, 21 Sep. 2017 -
In New York City, as throughout a rejoicing nation and world, vast throngs of grateful, happy people celebrate the end of fighting, the dawn of peace.
— Jessica Stahl, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2018 -
There was no celebration, no rejoicing for this dilemma our church is in.
— al.com, 4 June 2019 -
Plus a young New York socialist is likely to be elected to Congress in November and there's a lot of rejoicing over that in some corners.
— Fox News, 28 June 2018 -
Fall is a season for rejoicing, because while the weather cools off in the Northern Hemisphere and birds begin their long slog south, travel to Europe is at its best.
— Natalie B. Compton, chicagotribune.com, 8 Oct. 2019 -
Christmas is a time for rejoicing, certainly not shopping, anger or strife.
— cleveland, 13 Dec. 2019 -
And there was much rejoicing, because this is not a mop or a vacuum, but instead a new and updated version of iRobot Create: the Create 3.
— IEEE Spectrum, 5 Apr. 2022 -
And on went the rejoicing — understandably so, given what appears to be a magnificent work of art.
— Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023 -
Haim wants people to understand why the attack on Israel — carried out on the holiday of Simchat Torah, a day meant for rejoicing — cannot be ignored.
— Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2023 -
Even longevity gains in life expectancy, normally a cause for rejoicing, are contributing to the pension woes.
— Mary Williams Walsh, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2017 -
Bills fans’ rejoicing was quickly silenced on fourth-and-18: Cousins heaved up a 32-yard prayer between a sea of blue jerseys, and Jefferson climbed, reached back into his defender and pulled the ball down with just his right hand.
— Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2022 -
For Kharkiv’s Jewish community, as elsewhere in Ukraine, the holidays are cause for rejoicing, though celebrations are also suffused with a sense of sorrow and loss.
— Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2023
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