elation
Example Sentences
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The midfielder set off in pure elation, sprinting down the touchline, team-mates trying to haul him back to celebrate.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
The scenes in Kyiv contrasted with elation to the north, where 205 Ukrainian soldiers were freed in the latest POW exchange with Moscow.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Post-victory elation, however, was short-lived: In mid-2023, Calamia had to tirelessly defend their right to use testosterone, which they’d been taking since 2019 as part of their gender transition, to the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 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
I squeed to myself, trying not to let my elation show.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
Vocabulary lists containing elation
Emotions on Display
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