elation

Example Sentences

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The feeling in my chest—it was hard to describe the blend of anxiety and elation.

From Literature

The elation and relief in the faces of Tandy and his backroom staff and the ovation from the Cardiff crowd demonstrated what this day represented.

From BBC

He said there was "degree of elation" at seeing one and he watched it for 15 minutes before it flew off.

From BBC

It was a moment of elation for those who campaigned for continued political union with the rest of the UK, but a moment of despair for those who made the case for Scottish statehood.

From BBC

Its elation masks the song’s bleak narrative: “Three a.m. it’s me again, wouldn’t you know / Things would have to end this way.”

From The Wall Street Journal