JUBILATION in a Sentence

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For JUBILATION, below is one of 14 sentences:
The tide of the Confederacy's fortune was running strong and full now, sweeping the people jubilantly along on its flood.

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 Meanings and Examples of JUBILATION
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
jubilation
 n.  rejoicing; feeling of extreme joy
Classic Sentence:
1  By the time Amy came in, Jo was able to take her part in the family jubilation, not quite as heartily as usual, perhaps, but without repinings at Amy's good fortune.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY
2  But although Tom's ear tingled, his heart was jubilant.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
3  They were jubilant with vanity over their new grandeur and the illustrious trouble they were making.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
4  No, they practised cautiously, after supper, with right fair success, and so they spent a jubilant evening.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
5  At recess Tom continued his flirtation with Amy with jubilant self-satisfaction.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
6  Everybody gave parties in celebration and the fire department was kept busy fighting the flames that spread from the bonfires of jubilant small boys.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LVIII
7  His friend, jubilant and glorified, holding his treasure with vanity, came to him there.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 23
8  The twins looked at each other jubilantly but with some surprise.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
9  The tide of the Confederacy's fortune was running strong and full now, sweeping the people jubilantly along on its flood.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
Example Sentence:
1  There was great jubilation when the armistice was announced.
2  The goal was greeted by jubilation from the home fans.
3  Arriving in Rome to a jubilant crowd and tearful relatives, the women said they had been treated well.
4  Immediately after Discovery's lift-off NASA officials were in jubilant mood, talking of the power and majesty of the launch and of the congratulation and back-slapping at ground control.
5  There was no doubt that the crash put a bit of damper on an otherwise jubilant week for the space agency, dominated by good news stories about the successful landing of its Curiosity rover on Mars.