Which preposition to use with exclamation

of Occurrences 617%

My sister had risen to her feet, with a sharp exclamation of surprise and fright.

from Occurrences 82%

About a quarter of an hour later the boys were busy with a Latin exercise, when silence was broken by a shuffle and an exclamation from the back desk.

at Occurrences 15%

At the instant Dick spoke, Jack, in the doorway, heard an exclamation at his side.

in Occurrences 15%

The car had gathered headway and swung out into the road, when suddenly some one in it laughed and uttered an exclamation in a foreign tongue.

on Occurrences 14%

Miss Reynolds told the doctor of all our rapturous exclamations on the road.

against Occurrences 12%

Posthumus, who had heard the whole of this artful recital in an agony of doubt, now broke out into the most passionate exclamations against Imogen.

about Occurrences 7%

To all the remedies suggested Simoun responded with a sarcastic and unfeeling exclamation about nonsense, until one of them in exasperation asked him for his opinion.

with Occurrences 7%

" "You do!" Mrs. Kinzer was reading the young gentleman through and through, as she spoke; but she followed her exclamation with a dozen questions, all of which he answered with a good deal of clearness and intelligence.

as Occurrences 5%

A sterling Yankee friend, while the Governor was speaking, sat by my side, who occasionally gave vent to his feelings as the speech progressed, each sentence increasing in beauty and eloquence, by such approving exclamations as "He's a glorious fellow!

to Occurrences 3%

During all these critical scenes, when the fate of the Confederate capital, and possibly of the Southern cause, hung suspended in the balance, General Lee preserved, as thousands of persons can testify, the most admirable serenity and composure, without that jubilant confidence displayed by General Hooker in his address to the troops, and the exclamations to his officers.

over Occurrences 2%

They will proudly tell their eastern friends of its existence and that the Presidio received its name from the Spaniards but further narration of the heritage is lost in exclamations over the beauty of the drives and the views, while the historic significance of Portsmouth Square is smothered in the delight over Chinese embroideries, bronzes and cloisonné.

like Occurrences 2%

Josie Grey has all sorts of exclamations like some old grandmother, and she says 'I tell you,' and 'I declare,' and she hunches all up when she sits or puts her feet out into the middle of the room.

under Occurrences 2%

Shall I put it in the hot water bottle?" Katherine's feet suddenly struck the floor together, and with an explosive exclamation under her breath she sped over to Avernus and took matters in hand herself.

behind Occurrences 2%

As he opened it, he heard an exclamation behind him.

by Occurrences 1%

In this case, the exclamatory word should be followed by a comma, and the entire exclamation by an exclamation mark.

beneath Occurrences 1%

Swaying her stooped shoulders to and fro as she sat upon her feet, she muttered vain exclamations beneath her breath.

among Occurrences 1%

The inhabitants are not at all pleased with their new masters; for the behaviour of the Prussian military has been so insulting and overbearing towards the burghers and students that it is, I am told, a common exclamation among the latter, alluding to the Prussians having stiled themselves their deliverers:

than Occurrences 1%

It was more of an exclamation than a question.

without Occurrences 1%

The solitary tourist will ejaculate his exclamations without number; and it is under such circumstances that the unpoetical soul seeks some personification to whom it may do homage.

for Occurrences 1%

And after giving this distracted exclamation for every answer, she would continue the process of delving eagerly into the former life of her lover.

Which preposition to use with  exclamation