Sentence examples for a state of delight from inspiring English sources

This theory goes back to our forefathers, who believed that in order for our foremothers to conceive, "the womb must be in a state of delight".

Cosey subsided with them in a state of rapt delight.

They are, he says, a way of propelling visitors into a state of "simultaneous delight, madness and voluptuous panic".

They sound like Hansel and Gretel, living in a state of shared delight, blissfully unaware of what awaited on the path ahead.

Stravinsky said his Wind Octet (1923) was inspired by a dream, from which he awoke "in a state of great delight and anticipation".

Only Quang seems to live in a state of perpetual delight and wonder at his good fortune — he built a compound of houses for his children as well as an enormous mansion for his extended family in Vietnam.

Now, even as the Michael Meltzer-David Helproductionction for New World Pictures is nearing the end of a 37-day shoot, Black still roams the vast sound-stage sets in a state of perpetual delight.

Are you more often in a state of depression or delight?

I want JOY to signify a deep and profound state of delight that comes from acting on my developed values, fulfilling a noble purpose, and experiencing intentional inherent motivation.

Like the Doctor himself I find myself in a state of utter terror and delight.

"Like the Doctor himself, I find myself in a state of utter terror and delight," the 56-year-old said of accepting the part.