overjoyed

Example Sentences

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"I'm overjoyed that visitors are watching the sari and wanting to find out more about it. It's a fantastic addition to our collection," Shindell says.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

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

The lawyer for their support committee, Thierry Moser, told AFP that he was "overjoyed".

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Adams would have been overjoyed to receive such a message—given the stilted language of their most recent and rather contrived correspondence, it seemed to meet him more than halfway—but the letter was never sent.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis