be overjoyed

Example Sentences

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Lying second in the Championship and looking well set for promotion, you would feel supporters would be overjoyed at being in that position.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025

The Chiefs narrowly avoided a home loss to Denver and can’t be overjoyed about their play.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2024

"So, I'm not so sure we can be overjoyed."

From Reuters • Oct. 10, 2022

I know if I could learn how to do this and put the resulting feature on a thumb drive or whatever you call it, my family would be overjoyed.

From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2022

“It’s not the mechanics of your letter delivery that I don’t understand, Theo. It’s—any of it. You don’t think your parents would be overjoyed that you’re home?”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse