be overjoyed

Example Sentences

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Lying second in the Championship and looking well set for promotion, you would feel supporters would be overjoyed at being in that position.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025

Stafford is no doubt all for an escalating quarterback market but can’t be overjoyed when comparing his contract to Detroit’s Jared Goff and Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrence, the latest to break the bank.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2024

Full disclosure: If I could avoid 100 percent of the awkward-but-necessary conversations the average lifetime serves up, I'd be overjoyed.

From Washington Post • Feb. 27, 2022

“I’ll be overjoyed if customers say our ducks still taste like my mother’s,” said Sarisa.

From Reuters • Oct. 29, 2021

My father would be overjoyed to have a man to help him.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson