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

Stafford is no doubt all for an escalating quarterback market but can’t be overjoyed when comparing his contract to Detroit’s Jared Goff and Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrence, the latest to break the bank.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2024

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

From Reuters • Oct. 10, 2022

“I would be overjoyed to bring that championship back home,” said Sullivan, a graduate of South County High School and Stanford University.

From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2021

“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