elated
Example Sentences
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If you are overly elated by big advances, you should probably take some profits, too.
From Barron's
"But he could do one simple thing, like buy her a chocolate bar and she would be elated. There was nothing I could have said."
From BBC
I’m elated, illuminated, vindicated, and so much more.
From Literature
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She had just moved to the area and was elated at her plate of pancakes.
From Los Angeles Times
But the majority — those who craved as much “Harry Potter” as possible before the series’ inevitable end; those who would blindly spend their money on anything “Potter” — were elated.
From Salon
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