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Definition of jubilation:

  • (noun) a feeling of extreme joy

Sentence Examples:

Everywhere, as already mentioned, consternation or masked jubilation were visible on people's faces.

He grimaced in the darkness, an involuntary muscular expression of jubilation and excitement.

No such jubilation, I believe, disgraced our Northern journals when Stonewall Jackson fell.

The communication was headed "Confidential," so we were forced to keep all our jubilation to ourselves.

Marjorie had sprung from her chair and was performing a dance of jubilation about Veronica.

If this is a fact, won't there arise a chorus of general jubilation from Theatrical Managers?

In the impatience of some and the jubilation of others, the psychic concentration flagged a little.

After the first jubilation, however, the young people looked at each other with blank faces.

Great may have been the jubilation for Johnny's ears, boundless the content in Johnny's heart.

Nor, amid the jubilation and the devotion which surrounded him, did he forget higher things.

He was received in London with jubilation, and was richly pensioned for his heroic adventures.

He bowed three times, took up his basket and disappeared with every expression of jubilation.

The jubilation of the Abolitionists became, almost at once, a propaganda for another issue upon slavery.

The city council appropriated several hundred dollars to assist in the grand jubilation and illumination.

The Federalists watched it with angry eyes; the Republicans greeted with jubilation each new wave.

It was with downright jubilation that radiation labs reported no properties of resistance for the stuff.

When he entered the temple the people were already assembled with great jubilation and much noise.

More courses, more digging, more Professor's letters, pulsing excitement and jubilation for all their veiled language.

One after another the victims of the varied delights of too much Christmas jubilation were disposed of.

Somewhere there was jubilation, a sensed but not tangible vibration that he could not locate.

Great was the jubilation in the Nightingale Cabinet: the day of achievement had dawned at last.

Bridget stood watching his face, and at the first glimmer of a smile broke into jubilation.

Our brethren of the Liberal press have extracted from them grounds for exceeding jubilation and triumph.

In France the news was received with great jubilation, and many of Montcalm's officers gained promotion.

The jubilation among his officers had been such that he could not continue as he had begun.

When they arrived, there was great jubilation, and, for a full month, nothing but councils.

This time it seemed nearer and more prolonged, with a quivering at the end that sounded like jubilation.

It was a somewhat fierce jubilation; but it undoubtedly twinkled with the humor of the New World.

That section of the crowd which saw and understood sent up a shout of surprise and jubilation.

Ellison in the midst of his jubilation found time to notice what to him seemed a somewhat singular incident.

"Well," he said, on seeing the children, "and what are you all in such a state of jubilation about?"

It seemed to be trying to do its least and worst, to discount the extravagant jubilation of its neighbor.

The language, as it were, leaps and dances in jubilation, heaping together brief emotional and synonymous clauses.

The mild curiosity in the arrival of strangers, turned to shouts of jubilation as they recognized their Chief.

Jubilation is an expansive affection, and all expansive affections are self-forgetful and kindly so long as they endure.

Meetings were being held, half in jubilation over the successful legislation, half in anxiety about the next step.

And in his jubilation he gave a specially vigorous kick out behind, and finally drove the obstinate boot home.

This was hailed with jubilation by Leila, who was especially fond of the life of this period of history.

To the hour of death belonged jubilation and not mourning; the hour of birth was the hour of sorrow.

It was the latter concern, no doubt, that tempered and held in check his jubilation over his discovery.

From his latest expedition into the airways above the western coast, Hal returned with jubilation in his heart.

When we reached the house, there was great jubilation over me, but Mr Forest himself was very serious.

There was great cheering from all assembled, but the motor party was not wasting time on jubilation.

I saw the road before me dancing away to the hills, and the hills themselves standing in silent jubilation.

The Southern Rights men regarded this as a great triumph, however, and made much jubilation throughout the State.

He placed it beside the stream; and then, as I still watched and waited, his jubilation gave place to caution.

Howled the Riders, as in their wild jubilation they danced, hugged each other, and flung things in the air.

And the Pharisees said, "Yes, for all time to come it shall be kept every year with grateful jubilation."

For a time we almost thought we had come to the end of our troubles, and there was much jubilation.

In a way, she envied it him, this dark freedom and jubilation of the soul, some strange entity in him.

Now, at each point men and women were gathered, eagerly awaiting an explanation of the jubilation farther up the street.

Great was the jubilation when the composer brought back the news that he had sold a piece of music.

Welled up in him with such jubilation, from the depths of his soul, that he was frightened at himself.

With howls of delight the various dogs collected about their masters, and made for the tents in great jubilation.

Jimmy, in a mood of extreme jubilation, had sent her a seventy-three word night letter and had retired early.

Thank goodness Oswald has wired he is through, that is he has wired his favorite phrase: Finis with Jubilation.

They are only a cry of jubilation over the degradation of the heathen Arabs by the triumph of Allah's weapons.

He had time to think in jubilation that he had given a frightening, difficult order, and the men had obeyed.

Even in the excitement of making plans and the jubilation of the boys he could not entirely shake it off.

It was well, perhaps, to have had those few hours of jubilation for men to talk about in their old age.

As we entered the village his people began singing, and my followers joined in, and there was general jubilation.

Thinking now of his former jubilation Warren felt perfectly sick at the thought that it might have been wholly premature.

Not upon that account may he rub his hands in jubilation, and reckon upon a good clip and high prices.

This is a day of jubilation for the entire world, for the just and the sinner, for time and eternity.

Back to the camps trooped the teams and men by the flare of the torches they carried in jubilation.

They became a jubilation, loud and splendid, over some unknown treasure, over the kingdom of happiness, that was close at hand.

Think of the few thrilling seconds of glorious life, and the jubilation of the crowd when the knife went home.

It seems literally to burst with the jubilation and new hopes born by this event in a long- distracted country.

I must ask you to drink this toast standing; and consider that the birth of Stephenson is a subject of jubilation.

And when she comes, you'll hand her the check, and after she gets her breath we'll have a jubilation.

Perhaps it was well for Laurie that the children immediately burst into a chorus of laughter and jubilation over his proposal.

With jubilation Quintus sees again the shores of Italy rise over the Adriatic, and finds himself once more in his beloved Rome.

The teacher had not come, and there was such an uproar and jubilation that she could hardly make herself heard.

In the most frequented parts military bands had taken their stand, and played amidst the loud jubilation of the soldiers.

Cried a resonant voice in jubilation echoing along the platform, and a blond head was thrust out of one of the carriage windows.

Would that he were now quietly seated in the carriage by his wife's side, having left all this jubilation behind them.

In the evening, when the woodland stream of the first jubilation had run out, three sober words were at length possible.

She cried, springing to her feet, and there was a jubilation in her voice, which she did not attempt to suppress.

Where, a moment earlier, he had fancied expressions of jubilation, now there was the sense of hopelessness on the steel plates.

I was born on one bright Christmas day, and I am told that there was a great family jubilation upon the occasion.

This splendid piece of tragic irony is interpreted at its surface value by the Chorus, who burst into a song of jubilation.

When they had all received their share of attention the harness was brought out, and then the jubilation broke out afresh.

It may well be imagined that there was great jubilation throughout the laboratory during those two days of delight and anxiety.

They arrived in Western Australia full of life and hope and jubilation, three of the finest and strongest fellows in the Colonies.

It struck me as a great idea for a title for a song, but I needed a note of jubilation, so I added 'Hooray, Hooray!'

Yonder to the town I went, there was to be a great event, weddings, fairs, and preparation for all kinds of jubilation!

For a moment he stood staring; then his face grew suddenly scarlet, and a shout of jubilation burst forth from his lips.

Then came the news of the repeal of the act, and the jubilation of the people to which we have already referred came after.

My stock was up half a point above the price I paid, and I experienced a feeling of jubilation that was very pleasant.

And the lad, quite beside himself with jubilation, raised the blue cap he held in his hand, and flung it round his head.

At the Evans cottage there was high jubilation, and until long after midnight neighbors dropped in to congratulate him upon his success.

There was no jubilation in his chant, but through it all there ran and rang out from time to time a note of high challenge.

Some of the intense jubilation which rang in his mind had overflowed into his tone, making his sympathy ring hollow, and even false.

Ned had grown so resigned to, or satisfied with, his lonely lot, that he probably would not have shown much jubilation at anything.

Cheers come from various parts of the ship as hit after hit is made, and if it's a clean string there is general jubilation.

Lao Chang afterwards informed me that this man's wife had just presented him with a second son, and great jubilation was taking place.

True, Roosevelt sent the fleet around the world to show what it could do, and the country howled its jubilation over the fact.

Then he wondered why it was that mankind at each end of the cable had burst into jubilation upon the transmission of the first messages.

All the wandering bands of angels hastened thither with cries of jubilation, and the shepherds hurried on so fast that they almost ran.

Never had Patricia shaken herself so free from care; never had she been so aware of the secret jubilation which she felt at being admired.