DELIGHTS in a Sentence

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260 example sentences for DELIGHTS, such as:

1. Jacelin seems to delight in making other people suffer.
2. She was full of stories of the delights of her day out.
3. She opened her eyes and exclaimed in delight at the scene.
4. In his poems everyday reality is invested with a sense of wonder and delight.
5. She tried the little golden key in the lock, and to her great delight it fitted!.

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 Meanings and Examples of DELIGHTS
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
delight
 v.  hold spellbound
 v.  take delight in
delightful
 a.  greatly pleasing or entertaining
delighted
 a.  filled with wonder and delight
 a.  greatly pleased
delightfully
 ad.  in manner that causes great pleasure;
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  To Jo's lively fancy, this fine house seemed a kind of enchanted palace, full of splendors and delights which no one enjoyed.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER FIVE
2  She doesn't bounce, but moves quietly, and takes care of a certain little person in a motherly way which delights me.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
3  I have an inward treasure born with me, which can keep me alive if all extraneous delights should be withheld, or offered only at a price I cannot afford to give.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
4  The prospect of such delights was very cheering, and they parted in mutual good spirits.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 15
5  I shall have another happy evening, I thought to myself; and what delights me more, my pretty Linton will.
Wuthering Heights By Emily Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
6  We felt that they were not the tyrants to rule our lot according to their caprice, but the agents and creators of all the many delights which we enjoyed.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2
7  But my chief delights were the sight of the flowers, the birds, and all the gay apparel of summer; when those deserted me, I turned with more attention towards the cottagers.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 15
8  "I think I know the delights of freedom," I answered.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter LIV
9  The picture of his wife not letting him go was so pleasant that he was ready to renounce the delights of looking upon bears forever.
Anna Karenina 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 5: Chapter 2
10  You know Blondeau, he has a very pointed and very malicious nose, and he delights to scent out the absent.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: CHAPTER II—BLONDEAU'S FUNERAL ORATION BY BOSSUET
11  It was arranged like a plot, they set out before daybreak, and these trips were so many small delights for Cosette.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VIII—THE CHAIN-GANG
12  During this sweet month of May, Marius and Cosette learned to know these immense delights.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER III—THE BEGINNING OF SHADOW
13  The delights of these two hearts overflowed upon the crowd, and inspired the passers-by with cheerfulness.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER II—JEAN VALJEAN STILL WEARS HIS ARM IN A SLING
14  She was full of stories of the delights of her day out.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
15  The anticipated delights of the Carnival had so run in his head as to make him leave his pillow long before his usual hour.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 34. The Colosseum.
Example Sentence: (50 in 4 pages)
16  In his poems everyday reality is invested with a sense of wonder and delight.
17  She opened her eyes and exclaimed in delight at the scene.
18  Jacelin seems to delight in making other people suffer.
19  Today, another American legend, Mark Twain, celebrated for the power of his language and his ability to delight and provoke, is also under attack.
20  "Come, my head is free at last!" said Alice in a tone of delight, which changed into alarm in another moment, when she found that her shoulders were nowhere to be found.
21  Our concern for Dwight Gooden, who injured his pitching arm in the game, will alloy our delight at the Yankees' victory.
22  The events of the past dovetail into those of the present, with parallels that surprise, astound, shock and delight.
23  We feasted that evening as on nectar and ambrosia; and not the least delight of the entertainment was the smile of gratification with which our hostess regarded us, as we satisfied our famished appetites on the delicate fare she liberally supplied.
24  No one can remain indifferent when an orchestra of Palestinian children comes to play for Holocaust survivors and to bring delight to the old people.
25  Whereupon the puppy jumped into the air off all its feet at once, with a yelp of delight, and rushed at the stick, and made believe to worry it.
26  She tried the little golden key in the lock, and to her great delight it fitted!.
27  I looked at the blank wall: it seemed a sky thick with ascending stars,--every one lit me to a purpose or delight.
28  When he heard such words dropping carelessly from the lips of the members of this family, her family, he thrilled with delight.
29  If this is your first time experiencing its sizzling after hours delight, take a moment to browse through a few of our favorite posts from the past few months.
30  It was delightful news for me to learn that you have received a Doctor's Degree from Chicago University.