thrilled

Example Sentences

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Not everyone is thrilled at the prospect of Musk addressing the conference, however.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

It’s Didion’s ability to undermine — to slip a blade between the ribs — in a single sentence that has always thrilled the critic in me.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The actress said she was "thrilled" to speak to Eryn and "absolutely staggered" at the fact she had to travel so far to see the film.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Cookie is thrilled to win a commission from Chuck Halsey, a neurosurgeon, to renovate his brick mansion in Pill Hill, “a once-fashionable neighborhood filled with doctors.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

A strange sense of excitement thrilled him, different from what he had felt when Dallben had presented him with the sword.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander