be elated

Example Sentences

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You'd think the crowd would be elated, but they were really disappointed.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

As for UCLA, Bruins fans should be elated, mainly thanks to the sudden signing of five-star quarterback Dante Moore out of Detroit.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2023

I used to be elated on mornings I had to fly out and found myself at his security gate because I knew I would be treated like everyone else.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2022

Mom and Dad craned their necks to watch, knowing by the end of the afternoon they probably would be elated for one son, devastated for the other.

From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2022

I don’t know whether to be elated or depressed.

From The Prairie Child by Ward. E. F. (Edmund Franklin)