elation
Example Sentences
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It was a moment that gave Jackson relief, as opposed to elation.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Its elation masks the song’s bleak narrative: “Three a.m. it’s me again, wouldn’t you know / Things would have to end this way.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
Life waxes and wanes between peace and tumult, elation and despair.
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026
Accepting the possibility of disillusion as part of existence allows Amélie to endure sorrow and bask in moments of elation.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025
Ruby read every name on the petition, though as she did so no elation spread through her body; she was too tired for that.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
Vocabulary lists containing elation
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