ebullient

In a sentence

Six example sentences with ebullient, each labelled with its topic.

• The bandleader stayed ebullient through the third encore, grinning at the drummer while the crowd stamped for one more song.

  Music

• Down fifteen at halftime, the rookie bounced back onto the court ebullient, clapping and shouting until the whole bench stood.

  Basketball

• Our host was ebullient all evening, ladling out second helpings and telling stories between courses without ever once sitting down.

  Cooking

• The founder was ebullient on demo day, bounding across the stage and high-fiving investors before the pitch even began.

  Startups

• Our guide was ebullient from the first minute, waving at every shopkeeper and singing as the bus climbed the pass.

  Travel

• The director was ebullient at the premiere, hugging the crew and laughing louder than anyone at her own jokes.

  Movies

Found in these word lists

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More Literary words

• apothegm
• aver
• dilatory
• insouciant
• peremptory
• desiccate
• atavistic
• felicitous
• execrate
• minatory
• exculpate
• abjure