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  • But the sheer exhilaration of combat had carried him 80 miles from the haven of the mother ship. Times, Sunday Times
  • The exhilaration of a mountain summit or the thrill of abseiling into a gorge are experiences that will stay with them. Times, Sunday Times
  • Obviously, at some point in his life Shakespeare fell in love with the language, the acting, the exhilaration of the theater; in a phrase, he became stage-struck.
  • First exhilaration occurs when a young scientist compares alternative ideas or models with observations and discovers how something works. Should NASA climate accountants adhere to GAAP? « Climate Audit
  • My breath was stuck in my stomach, my limbs benumbed, my senses catapulted into a no-go area where terror meets exhilaration.
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  • But the top act is the eponymous Triplets, sister divas who sing and swing with tireless exhilaration.
  • But whisked along in their folky exhilaration, it doesn't matter much. The Sun
  • It is exciting to set a world record and a great feeling of exhilaration. Times, Sunday Times
  • Alpine sports offer exhilaration and exercise in spectacular mountain settings.
  • Even that one glass of red-currant fool, though there was no champagne in it, had produced, together with the certainty that her opponent had overbidden his hand, a pleasant exhilaration in Miss Mapp; but yolk of egg, as everybody knew, was a strong stimulant. Miss Mapp
  • Is it the taste of the charred meat - steak, hamburger, wieners whatever - or dining out in the fresh air that raises exhilaration to such a high level?
  • The mixture of fear and exhilaration he feels when passing through a police roadblock isn't logical, but it is completely understandable.
  • The exhilaration of a mountain summit or the thrill of abseiling into a gorge are experiences that will stay with them. Times, Sunday Times
  • Although most professors felt exhilaration at teaching such committed and dedicated pupils, not all were pleased.
  • Infinite was moved within Himself, and shone and coruscated in that circle, from the centre outward and again to the centre: and that commotion we term exhilaration; and from that exhilaration, variously divided within Himself, was generated the potency of determining the fashioning of the letters. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
  • A bracing exhilaration rises from his caustic treatment of everyone else's values.
  • The spiritual exhilaration by it was mistaken for that caused by new wine (Ac 2: 13-17; Eph 5: 18). belly -- that is, the vesture on it. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
  • Amid the hilarious exhilaration of her manifold dislikes, it strikes a sombre note.
  • I remember the pure exhilaration of tramping the steep slopes of the hills and mountains with him in search of our elusive prey.
  • The object of these walks is to enjoy the exhilaration of walking without the encumbrance of clothing.
  • It was a weird combination of exhilaration and sheer intimidation that had been building all morning as I waited for my drive with destiny. The Sun
  • For us it is about getting a great feeling of exhilaration when you want to, of providing easily accessible driving enjoyment. Times, Sunday Times
  • No moans about the cold, just sheer exhilaration as we swooped down the brae to more photographs.
  • I would sense the music inside me and hear the applause; at once my chest would swell with the joy and exhilaration that ballet makes me feel. No Way Home: A Cuban Dancer's Tale
  • That same exhilaration rolls like a cooling fog into the sun outside the studio as the audience - with lazy, satisfied, post-coital smiles on their lips - drifts out into the streets.
  • There was a sense of exhilaration about being alone on the beach.
  • My problem is that I don't get the same exhilaration from success as I get depression from failure. Steve Martin 
  • We have never known the euphoria of riding across country on a crisp winter's morning, summoned the bravery to fly pell-mell over hedges and ditches or experienced the extraordinary exhilaration of feeling at one with a horse.
  • Anybody who runs it will know firsthand that you have experienced the true exhilaration of life. 2.
  • I laughed out loud in sheer pleasure, feeling the exhilaration of the contest rush through me.
  • The only thing I would confess to is what Winston Churchill, who was an early master of our craft, described as the exhilaration of being shot at without result. CNN Transcript Jul 13, 2002
  • There was a sense of exhilaration about being alone on the beach.
  • Part of the pleasure of reading this book lies in the exhilaration of watching earnest minds hard at work. Times, Sunday Times
  • It preoccupies me for a few seconds but the exhilaration of being pushed down the hallway is irresistible. Valerie Sobel: Andre Sobel Essay Winner: Cancer Isn't a Battle you Fight by Yourself
  • The first hour today was one part exhilaration, nine parts exhaustion, as he demonstrated how to inch sideways up a snowy knoll in skis.
  • There is some exhilaration, excitement, emotion. Christianity Today
  • Whether it was the forbidden joy of being allowed to paint on a wall, or the exhilaration of letting their inhibitions go, their faces glowed with excitement.
  • Cannes' toned-down exhilaration was because cinema was less electrifying than it had been in many years.
  • His shipboard view of a Dutch packet boat crossing the Channel conveys vividly both the exhilaration and the discomfort inherent in such a crossing.
  • The fearless could try tandem skydiving, sharing the exhilaration of jumping out of a plane with somebody else has got to be intense, in a good way. Times, Sunday Times
  • I envy those stolid people who can talk so contemptuously of frailty -- I mean I envy them their self-mastery; I quite understand the temperament of those who can be content with a slight exhilaration, and who fiercely contemn the crackbrain who does not know when to stop. The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour
  • When you clear a three foot high wall or land a kickflip on a skateboard, you're hit with an instant and intense jolt of happiness and exhilaration.
  • The landscape on a spring day has a bracing bareness, which is not without exhilaration. The History of David Grieve
  • On the second, Larry Hughes lofted the ball high for James, who soared, jammed it in, then came down screaming for several seconds in exhilaration. USATODAY.com - Basketball - Utah vs. Cleveland
  • The airiness, the suspendedness, the drop are composed to create the sheerness of the exhilaration and the perfect certainty of the arc.
  • The pullaway factor provided by the significant torque from the motor makes some accelerative exhilaration possible even in these speed-straitened times we drive in.
  • The war game only lasts a few minutes but the tension it creates is beyond imagination and the exhilaration indescribable.
  • Pure exhilaration is in woefully short supply at the movies. 'Inglourious Basterds' wages a thrilling, powerful war
  • You have to admire the joy of one of the four men soaring through the familiar "little swans" variation from "Swan Lake," his smile beaming to the balconies, wide-mouthed in exhilaration and -- in contrast to his colleagues, who were shooting him well-timed disapproving looks -- luxuriating like a little boy in the sheer thrill of flying through space. Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo: Divas infuse humor, character in dances
  • Cole then takes center stage, working the song fully with a sassy vocal in which she shifts from storyteller to testifier with a knack for transforming the mood from moments of tension to the exhilaration of temptation.
  • We pushed through the unhinged door, grinning in breathless exhilaration. THE MANANA MAN
  • He also vividly captures the exhilaration and the danger of wire-walking, and most of his main characters are completely convincing in their eccentricity.
  • Caleb's rasping chords sound like he's just smoked 50 fags but he remains tuneful and purveys strong emotion whether exhilaration, tenderness or pain.
  • The fearless could try tandem skydiving, sharing the exhilaration of jumping out of a plane with somebody else has got to be intense, in a good way. Times, Sunday Times
  • As both a former ultramarathoner and a biologist, I know this gesture to be reflexive in runners and other competitors who have fought hard and then feel the exhilaration of triumph over adversity.
  • A combination of fear and exhilaration turned my knuckles white and my stomach was doing a passable imitation of a gymnast on the parallel bars. Times, Sunday Times
  • Her expression sobered slightly, some of the exhilaration fading from her smile. Calder Born, Calder Bred
  • We know that a long period of gloomy weather leads to suicides, and we observe that long-continued clouds and rain beget "crossness" and ill-temper, and we are all familiar with the universal exhilaration of sunshine and clear air upon any company of men and women. As We Go
  • Her mood could swing rapidly from gloom to exhilaration.
  • Part of the pleasure of reading this book lies in the exhilaration of watching earnest minds hard at work. Times, Sunday Times
  • The exhilaration of a mountain summit or the thrill of abseiling into a gorge are experiences that will stay with them. Times, Sunday Times
  • panned," a ledge that held possibilities, or the yellow flakes had shown up thicker than usual in the day's clean-up he had called this satisfaction, the momentary exhilaration, happiness. The Man from the Bitter Roots
  • At other times, a sense of anticipation - not unlike at pop festivals - helped create a feeling of exhilaration.
  • When I was growing up, part of the exhilaration of visiting a drugstore was the sheer volume and variety of stuff, the sense of empowerment a kid felt knowing just how far one's allowance would go. Beauty Counter Makeover
  • My cousins, full of exhilaration, were so eloquent in narrative and comment.
  • But many have spoken of an exhilaration of spirits not inferior to that of the mountaineer, which is experienced, and without fatigue, in sky voyages reasonably indulged in -- of a light-heartedness, a glow of health, a sharpened appetite, and the keen enjoyment of mere existence. The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation
  • What unites them is the exhilaration and joy of standing up and letting rip. Times, Sunday Times
  • I felt relief and exhilaration - also a dull, throbbing pain in my arm. Times, Sunday Times
  • It preoccupies me for a few seconds but the exhilaration of being pushed down the hallway is irresistible. Valerie Sobel: Andre Sobel Essay Winner: Cancer Isn't a Battle you Fight by Yourself
  • But, for all that, there was a certain exhilaration about her. The Story Girl
  • Indeed, clanging bells offered some exhilaration to counter the drudgery of life spent in the fields.
  • The evening smell of sun-warmed grass and a view of one of those odd boats grinding its way up-current by hauling a chain from the river-bed and dropping it again over-stern will do nothing to mar your exhilaration. Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned
  • It adds to the exhilaration, bringing a smile rather than a frown.
  • It's a kind of recording of the daily frustration and the daily exhilaration and the momentary exaltation of the fact of living itself.
  • { Last Out } There was a vicarious exhilaration in watching them. WITHOUT REMORSE
  • { Last Out } There was a vicarious exhilaration in watching them. WITHOUT REMORSE
  • My breath was stuck in my stomach, my limbs benumbed, my senses catapulted into a no-go area where terror meets exhilaration.
  • The speaker said he felt exhilaration because this was the first time he'd been at ‘the inauguration of a herdboy as vice-chancellor’, referring to his humble beginnings in rural Eastern Cape.
  • The exhilaration of a mountain summit or the thrill of abseiling into a gorge are experiences that will stay with them. Times, Sunday Times
  • What resulted was a game that appealed to neither the physical exhilaration of basketball or the tactile delight of its medium.
  • Carried by the elements, the boat comes to life and we ride its bare back, salt spray in our faces, hair flying behind us, gasping with exhilaration.
  • Mary Ann's exhilaration gave way to gnawing fear.
  • THE flight to Nairobi seemed short, perhaps because relief and exhilaration were coursing through me. Times, Sunday Times
  • Geminis thrive on the exhilaration of playing different personas - winging it, getting inventive and improvising.
  • But, my, the sheer exhilaration. Times, Sunday Times
  • A combination of fear and exhilaration turned my knuckles white and my stomach was doing a passable imitation of a gymnast on the parallel bars. Times, Sunday Times
  • Tommy-Ray's whoops of exhilaration were no longer issuing from Jaffe. THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW
  • And in the meanwhile she was tasting what, she had begun to suspect, was the maximum of bliss to most of the women she knew: days packed with engagements, the exhilaration of fashionable crowds, the thrill of snapping up a jewel or a bibelot or a new "model" that one's best friend wanted, or of being invited to some private show, or some exclusive entertainment, that one's best friend couldn't get to. The Glimpses of the Moon
  • Catamarans may not go to windward as well as monohulls, but the extra space and the sheer exhilaration of sailing fast - almost always on a reach - more than make up for it.
  • In a recent article, he recalled the exhilaration of shooting someone as a teenager, and being intoxicated by the rush of living out the I fe he'd seen on screen in "The Godfather. Criminal Records
  • As with other great conductors this young maestro senses, seizes on and communicates every scintilla of its pastoral joy, lugubrious shtetl memory, piquant nostalgia and sky-touching exhilaration, which is not to say that he slights delicacy or subtlety. Donna Perlmutter: Dudamel Begins New Era at L.A. Philharmonic
  • As they accelerated over the rutted track and down towards the road, Stephen felt a leap and surge of exhilaration.
  • After the initial exhilaration, a slow realisation dawned that this bleak midwinter weather might seriously interfere with life as we know it. Times, Sunday Times
  • This sense of exhilaration was only slightly blunted by the realisation that a Martin Kelner-esque TV review of Martin Kelner's TV programme in Martin Kelner's Monday slot might be slightly too meta, too incestuously spliced even for these pages. Gary Lineker's jokes have you itching for a touch of punk from Africa | Barney Ronay
  • Not only is there that feeling of exhilaration which abides with those who habitually employ it, but it is to be remembered that its greatest value consists in the immunity which it confers against diseases of the catarrhal type. The Art of Living in Australia
  • It can scarcely be called respirable, as it would not support life for any length of time; but it may be breathed for a few moments without any other effects, than the singular exhilaration of spirits I have just mentioned. Conversations on Chemistry, V. 1-2 In Which the Elements of that Science Are Familiarly Explained and Illustrated by Experiments
  • The exhilaration of the unpredictable surge and our disappointed expectations left us with mixed feelings.
  • With full-time schedules, inflexible hours and only minimal help from their husbands, the exhilaration of having it all turned to exhaustion, and then to anger, a kind of postfeminist backlash among some of the women themselves. Mommy Vs. Mommy
  • A Derek is, in essence, a wonky pyramid of eggboxes sprayed gold then stood on casters, but the terror and exhilaration it provokes in viewers is quite spectacular. Grace Dent's TV OD
  • It was the exhilaration of wilderness.
  • I followed behind, blushing massively, until we got to school, panting with exhilaration.
  • We made it with an hour to spare, on a cloud of exhilaration, exhaustion and expectancy.
  • I remember the pure exhilaration of tramping the steep slopes of the hills and mountains with him in search of our elusive prey.
  • A combination of fear and exhilaration turned my knuckles white and my stomach was doing a passable imitation of a gymnast on the parallel bars. Times, Sunday Times
  • Her black hair flew in the wind and she enjoyed the sheer exhilaration of the ride.
  • That happy-dog, defining-moment grin Ginsberg caught in his cover photo tells it all: utter exhilaration at unexaggerated altitudes.
  • And so his band music expresses all the nuances of the military psychology: the exhilaration of the long unisonal stride, the grip on the musket, the pride in the regimentals and the regiment, -- _esprit de corps_. Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and
  • You have to admire the joy of one of the four men soaring through the familiar "little swans" variation from "Swan Lake," his smile beaming to the balconies, wide-mouthed in exhilaration and -- in contrast to his colleagues, who were shooting him well-timed disapproving looks -- luxuriating like a little boy in the sheer thrill of flying through space. Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo: Divas infuse humor, character in dances
  • Nothing can compare with the exhilaration of riding a motorcycle as fast as you can.
  • She was still languid from her brief sleep and the exhilaration of the evening.
  • Her mood could swing rapidly from gloom to exhilaration.
  • As both a former ultramarathoner and a biologist, I know this gesture to be reflexive in runners and other competitors who have fought hard and then feel the exhilaration of triumph over adversity.
  • Will I reach the other side gasping with exhilaration at the effort, the risk, the task successfully accomplished?
  • The music here is certainly exciting, but its exhilaration does a lot to mask the core similitude of these songs.
  • Her mood could swing rapidly from gloom to exhilaration.
  • At last he forgot himself and gave way to a full-mouthed toothy grin at the exhilaration of sail.
  • He is as implacable in giving life as he is in taking it; as responsible for the exhilaration of sexual passion as he is for its diminution and loss.

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