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
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
New Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff has to be elated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2021
Why should we be elated that we can recognize a bluebird by his flight, and ashamed of knowing our neighbor's old bay by his gait?
From The Jonathan Papers by Elisabeth Woodbridge Morris
