elated

Example Sentences

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My parents, both now gone, were elated when the hostages came home alive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Maybe it means the kid’s elated to know his deception is working.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

If you are overly elated by big advances, you should probably take some profits, too.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

She had just moved to the area and was elated at her plate of pancakes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

We had spent all day struggling and backtracking in the cut-up, crevassed area east of the Fire-Hills; We were tired that evening but elated, sure that a clear course would soon open out ahead.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin