overjoyed

Example Sentences

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Another plaintiff, Rebecca Milner, had struggled for years to conceive and was overjoyed when she learned she was finally pregnant.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

You might have assumed that America’s intellectuals would have been overjoyed at this postwar cultural leveling up, but not all were.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Paramount must now absorb a troubled asset at a high cost, while Netflix investors seem overjoyed to not have such problems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

A mother interviewed by AFP near El Helicoide was overjoyed that her son, imprisoned inside, may soon be released under the law.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

He was overjoyed that he’d pulled himself out of the abyss in which he’d found himself in the tournament’s first half, but devastated that he hadn’t won first prize.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady