overjoyed

Example Sentences

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Another plaintiff, Rebecca Milner, had struggled for years to conceive and was overjoyed when she learned she was finally pregnant.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

You might have assumed that America’s intellectuals would have been overjoyed at this postwar cultural leveling up, but not all were.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Paramount must now absorb a troubled asset at a high cost, while Netflix investors seem overjoyed to not have such problems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Mohammed Khalil, a 50-year-old driver told AFP that he was overjoyed by the arrival of Syrian government forces.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

I was so overjoyed to leave the house with the older kids that I raced to beat the others to the school on the edge of the bay.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter