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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
rejoice .
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Examples
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Fans rejoiced from the Amazon rainforest to Rio de Janerio's beaches to Sao Paulo's city center.
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The house my friends were living in rejoiced in the euphonious name of "Motesitzkysches Haus," and it used to provoke me to hear the glib way in which the shop-keepers would run the name off when desired to send home parcels.
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So the crew and captain rejoiced in Hasan’s release, and he called down blessings on them and praised the Almighty and thanked
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Nur al-Din rejoiced at the captain’s words with joy exceeding and thanked him for his bounty and benevolence.
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Pare-vaka rejoiced, for he had a daughter who, in his opinion, should be _avaga_ to the wealthy and clever white man, who could _tori nui_ and
The Ebbing Of The Tide South Sea Stories - 1896 Louis Becke 1884
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Were someone to say that he "rejoiced" over the murder of someone, I would think him immoral.
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In 2001, the cardinal wrote that he "rejoiced" when he discovered that a French bishop had sheltered an abusive priest from authorities.
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In that case we should expect _kakkê_; and, moreover, to so render gives no sense, especially since the verb _ú-te-el-li-lu_ is without much question to be rendered "rejoiced," and not "purified."
An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic Anonymous 1891
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See what came of offering willingly to the Lord -- they "rejoiced," and everything they did, even eating and drinking, was "with great gladness."
Morning Bells; Or, Waking Thoughts for Little Ones Frances Ridley Havergal 1857
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Witnesses have told investigators that the newly-widowed first lady was part of a circle of that "rejoiced" when news was brought of the murder of political opponents.
The Guardian World News Chris McGreal 2010
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Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer pg. 250
"The people rejoiced when they understood what had happened."
December 2, 2010