elate

Example Sentences

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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

Some said they were pleasantly surprised that their U.S.-born adult children, who had never set foot in Iran, seemed as elated by the news as they were.

From Los Angeles Times

But instead of taking a sorrowful approach, nearly all of the tracks were upbeat and felt more like elated sighs of relief rather than regret.

From The Wall Street Journal