elation
Example Sentences
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Planning permission has now been granted and Harrison said he felt "absolute elation" getting approval to move forward, and they "came back and opened a bottle of Champagne with the staff" to celebrate.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Post-victory elation, however, was short-lived: In mid-2023, Calamia had to tirelessly defend their right to use testosterone, which they’d been taking since 2019 as part of their gender transition, to the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
Its elation masks the song’s bleak narrative: “Three a.m. it’s me again, wouldn’t you know / Things would have to end this way.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
Life waxes and wanes between peace and tumult, elation and despair.
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026
“No, I knew this valve wouldn’t work if I left a part out,” Orr answered, glowing with cranberry-red elation because he had just duped Yossarian again.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Vocabulary lists containing elation
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"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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