How to Use exhilarate in a Sentence

exhilarate

verb
Definition of exhilaratenext
Synonyms for exhilaratenext
  • The back-and-forth was exhilarating, and went on for months.
    — Brendan Buck For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 19 June 2019
  • So the idea of ice fishing was not good, but [driving] the dog sled was just exhilarating.
    — Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 June 2023
  • And the Super Bowl is one of the biggest stages in the world, so as scary as that was ... there's something exhilarating about the challenge of it all.
    — Catherine Garcia, The Week, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Months of tweaking, both the script and handling of a five-minute trick, led to an exhilarating three-day blur at the Rio in Las Vegas.
    — Hal Boedeker, orlandosentinel.com, 20 July 2019
  • That said, don’t expect to exhilarate in the Ghost’s ability to carve canyon roads.
    — Hannah Elliott, Bloomberg.com, 30 Sep. 2020
  • They were exhilarated despite the specter of AIDS and the growing backlash against the gay pride movement.
    — Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2019
  • Lonnie is at heart a gambler, exhilarated by the chance to best odds.
    — Mitchell S. Jackson, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
  • And the Swiss capital of Bern has a exhilarating downhill trail for riders who feel the need for speed.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The upside is people often want to be a part of something that is new, fresh, and exhilarating.
    — Danielle Young, The Root, 2 June 2018
  • Later that evening my sister and I ditched the wheels as Stiglingh led us on an exhilarating safari walk.
    — Vanessa Wilkins, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2023
  • But Roosevelt, who equated tests of the body with tests of the soul, found the experience exhilarating.
    — H.w. Brands, Time, 22 Oct. 2019
  • The exhibit zooms us back to a time when getting behind the wheel was exhilarating.
    — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 6 June 2018
  • The union, while undeniably intriguing, even exhilarating, is a mixed bag in both the short and long term, starting with the prenup.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 1 Sep. 2023
  • This sea wall runs nearly 5 miles and is great for an exhilarating ocean-side walk and people-watching.
    — Moriah Balingit, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Tuesday nights at Chicago skate parks are long, but exhilarating for the members of froSkate.
    — Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 12 Sep. 2019
  • The stories were brutal, but the work was exhilarating.
    — Larissa MacFarquhar, The New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2019
  • But if magic can be exhilarating, getting to see how the trick is done can be an even deeper pleasure.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2023
  • The techno breakdown at the 3:36 mark is nothing short of exhilarating.
    — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 31 Dec. 2019
  • Over the decades, he’s maintained the same steady demeanor through exhilarating highs and harrowing lows.
    — Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024
  • At the top of the pyramid is a creamy, exhilarating floral medley of orange blossom, white flower, and ylang-ylang.
    — Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The irony wasn’t lost on Gus Malzahn, even in the immediate aftermath of an exhilarating Iron Bowl win.
    — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 5 Dec. 2019
  • The arcade hit raced to the Atari 2600 and proved just as exhilarating at home, satiating gamers' need for speed, even without a steering wheel.
    — Aaron Morales, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2024
  • For adults, the experience of teaching a child to pump his or her legs and swing higher and higher is exhilarating.
    — Marty Ross, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
  • But there are also some exciting, unique and downright exhilarating new shows in the mix, too.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Two of them ended in 1-yard losses, the three others were exhilarating.
    — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 1 Dec. 2019
  • The simple sambal dressing gives it a tangy-sweet heat that’s nothing short of exhilarating.
    — Joy Cho, Good Housekeeping, 16 June 2023
  • Here’s proof that, if nothing else, protest can be exhilarating.
    — Greg Kot, chicagotribune.com, 6 July 2018
  • Watching Lavelle in full flight on the ball is exhilarating, the kind of jolt that people will always pay real money to witness in person.
    — Grant Wahl, SI.com, 8 July 2019
  • The man behind the camera, however, is the one who should be both terrified and exhilarated.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2023
  • But the nods to ’90s rave culture are exhilarating in their tongue-in-cheek nostalgia, and kudos for working to tell a complex story.
    — Kerry Lengel, azcentral, 27 Mar. 2018

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