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

Still, news that the autocrat who separated them had been captured delivered a sense of long-awaited elation and united the siblings and cousins across continents for a rare four-hour phone call as the night unfolded.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2026

He reached for the fizzy elation that had been bubbling through him moments before.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo