be elated

Example Sentences

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You'd think the crowd would be elated, but they were really disappointed.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

Any parent looking for a bit of a roadmap will be elated to find that this monumental job is made the slightest bit easier by “Little Amélie” and “Arco.”

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2025

George Washington would be elated if he read it and confused when someone explained it to him.

From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2022

At first glance, the Ducks should be elated to be included in the top four.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2021

Exhilaration comes but by moments in the happiest of lives—and already he began to remember how very little he had to be elated about, and how entirely things remained as before.

From The Perpetual Curate by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)