elate

Example Sentences

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Videos of elated football fans celebrating in the capital, Kinshasa, have been circulating on social media.

From BBC

Norton was elated to get an electric SUV that could drive up to 300 miles on a charge—including one with features he’s never had, like cooled seats—for the price of an entry-level sedan.

From The Wall Street Journal

I was too elated by what had happened earlier that day to notice how absolutely exhausted I was.

From Literature

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

From The Wall Street Journal

I closed my eyes and let out a long exhale, half relieved, half elated.

From Literature