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voilà

Meaning

An exclamation used to call attention to something that has just appeared or been produced, often with an implication of satisfaction or triumph.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

I carefully arranged the last building block. Taking a deep breath, I stepped back. My son, who had been watching with wide eyes, pointed and shouted, "Look, Mama!" Voilà! The tower stood tall, a perfect, wobbly masterpiece.

After hours spent fiddling with the antique chronometer, the tiny gears finally clicked into place. The polished brass hands twitched, then began to sweep across the dial. "Voilà!" I whispered, a grin spreading across my face. It was working.

The antique clock, its gears finally meshed and ticking, chimed the hour. A deep, resonant sound filled the dusty workshop. Dust motes danced in the single shaft of sunlight. My neighbor peered through the window, his eyebrows raised. I wiped my hands on my apron, smiling. Voilà.

Bartholomew tugged a rubber chicken out of his sock. He juggled it clumsily, then tossed it high. It landed right on Mrs. Higgins' prize-winning poodle. Bartholomew beamed. "Voilà!" he exclaimed, as the poodle barked happily, the chicken still perched on its head.

Bartholomew, the prize-winning badger, wiggled his nose. He'd spent all morning hiding my car keys. Then, with a final grunt, he nudged them out from under the sofa cushion. Voilà! My keys, safe and sound, thanks to a furry, four-legged thief with impeccable comedic timing.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

He’d worked all day, smearing paint and wrestling with the tangled wires. Finally, the last coat dried. He stepped back, a grin spreading across his face. There it was, his masterpiece, gleaming under the spotlight. Voilà!

After hours meticulously aligning the tiny, iridescent beetle wings, Bartholomew finally attached the last filament. He stepped back, wiping sweat from his brow. A soft glow emanated from the miniature automaton. "Voilà," he whispered, a tired smile spreading across his face, finally finished.

After hours of carefully calibrating the miniature atmospheric condenser, the tiny droplet of pure mountain mist finally formed. I held it up to the light, a perfect, shimmering sphere. Voilà! My very own, portable cloud.

After wrestling with the stubborn lid for ten minutes, a final, mighty heave sent it flying. My triumphant declaration echoed through the kitchen as my perfectly baked, golden-brown pie sat ready for frosting. Voilà! A masterpiece, if I do say so myself.

After wrestling the rogue garden gnome back into its designated mushroom patch with a strategically placed flamingo lawn ornament, I straightened my overalls, wiped a bead of sweat from my brow, and triumphantly presented my handiwork to the neighborhood cats. Voilà! Order restored, and their judgmental stares now replaced with grudging respect (and possibly mild confusion).

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

After hours of meticulous work, she finally placed the last delicate frosting flower onto the cake. Taking a deep breath, she stepped back, surveying her creation. A small, proud smile spread across her face. "Voilà!" she whispered, admiring the beautiful dessert.

After hours meticulously calibrating the chrono-stabilizer, a faint hum vibrated through the workshop. The intricate crystal matrix finally pulsed with coherent energy. I flicked the final switch, and a miniature, shimmering portal materialized. Voilà, proof of my breakthrough!

After hours wrestling with the recalcitrant quantum entanglement generator, a faint hum finally resonated. The display flickered, showing a perfect superposition. He sighed, a grin spreading across his face. Voilà.

After a perilous journey wrestling a rogue toaster oven, I finally presented my masterpiece: a perfectly toasted bagel. With a flourish, I held it aloft, the golden-brown perfection shimmering. Voilà! My culinary triumph, ready to be devoured with immense satisfaction.

With a flourish, Bartholomew revealed his latest culinary masterpiece: a towering construction of pickled beets and artisanal cheese, sculpted into the likeness of a disgruntled badger. He stepped back, beaming, and with a triumphant gesture, declared, "Voilà!" The badger, unfortunately, immediately began to subtly ooze.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

He’d meticulously arranged the arcane ingredients, chanting the incantation with nascent hope. As the final syllable reverberated, a shimmering portal materialized, revealing a vista of nebulae previously unknown to terrestrial scholars. Voilà, the impossible made manifest.

With a final flourish of the soldering iron, the intricate chronometer hummed to life, its gears meshing with a precise, melodic click. I held it aloft, the polished brass catching the dim workshop light. Voilà, the temporal displacement recalibrator was finally operational, a testament to countless nocturnal exertions.

After meticulously calibrating the esoteric resonance amplifier, focusing its arcane energies toward the nascent planar aperture, I uttered a triumphant "voilà!" The shimmering vortex, a tapestry of interdimensional hues, bloomed into existence, fulfilling the years of arduous research.

With a flourish and a dramatic flourish of his prodigious, sequined cape, the conjurer presented his pièce de résistance: a live, albeit slightly bewildered, badger juggling flaming pineapples. He bowed, a beatific grin splitting his jowly face, and declared, "Voilà!" The audience, a mixture of awestruck children and traumatized adults, erupted in a cacophony of gasps and dubious applause.

With a flourish of my tweed cape, I presented my meticulously constructed, miniature dirigible crafted entirely from antique biscuit tins and goose feathers. "Behold!" I declared, my monocle glinting. Then, as the whimsical contraption ascended with a surprisingly robust hum, I gestured grandly, "Voilà!"

Difficulty

Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.

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