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Alec felt elated—it was the first time that the stallion hadn't drawn back into the stall at the sight of him.
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Walter Farley, The Black Stallion, (1941) 2002
But I was elated when my song was banned. I mean, nothing could have complimented me more than to hear they just banned it at such-and-such a station …
—Tom Petty, quoted in Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2002
Inside the … hall, the combination of national crisis and imminent electoral victory creates an atmosphere at once pensive and elated.
—Yossi Klein Halevi, New Republic, 25 Dec. 2000
Much elated with her success, Jo did "tell on," all about their plays and plans, their hopes and fears for Father, and the most interesting events of the little world in which the sisters lived.
—Louisa May Alcott, Little Women, 1869
She was elated at the news.
she was elated upon learning that she had been accepted by her first-choice college
Walter Farley, The Black Stallion, (1941) 2002
But I was elated when my song was banned. I mean, nothing could have complimented me more than to hear they just banned it at such-and-such a station …
—Tom Petty, quoted in Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2002
Inside the … hall, the combination of national crisis and imminent electoral victory creates an atmosphere at once pensive and elated.
—Yossi Klein Halevi, New Republic, 25 Dec. 2000
Much elated with her success, Jo did "tell on," all about their plays and plans, their hopes and fears for Father, and the most interesting events of the little world in which the sisters lived.
—Louisa May Alcott, Little Women, 1869
She was elated at the news.
she was elated upon learning that she had been accepted by her first-choice college
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Lydie’s elated, of course, and Jack’s delighted too.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
While the cameras rolled, the boy seemed elated to have received the console.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024
Boldy’s breakaway goal after taking another minor Hynes hasn’t been elated with Boldy’s offensive-zone penalties lately.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
They were still elated by their victory, which ended their own lives of displacement, spent in tents, and those of many families from the town, who were already coming home.
—Carlotta Gall, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
While the cameras rolled, the boy seemed elated to have received the console.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024
Boldy’s breakaway goal after taking another minor Hynes hasn’t been elated with Boldy’s offensive-zone penalties lately.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
They were still elated by their victory, which ended their own lives of displacement, spent in tents, and those of many families from the town, who were already coming home.
—Carlotta Gall, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Elated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elated. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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