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Examples of elated in a Sentence
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
Recent Examples on the Web
In March, Pieper was elated when Dax briefly cantered but then realized Dax was actually just playfully biting the butt of the horse in front of him.
—Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
Lil Kim’s daughter Royal Reign has reached double digits and the rapper couldn’t be more elated.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 12 June 2024
Their chances looked good when Brett Baty pinch-hit, a three-run shot off right-hander Hobey Milner in the bottom of the eighth inning to close the gap to 7-5.
And elated Baty circled the bases.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2024
An elated Argamani spoke by phone with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
—Sam Mednick, TIME, 8 June 2024
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Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
Lil Kim’s daughter Royal Reign has reached double digits and the rapper couldn’t be more elated.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 12 June 2024
Their chances looked good when Brett Baty pinch-hit, a three-run shot off right-hander Hobey Milner in the bottom of the eighth inning to close the gap to 7-5.
And elated Baty circled the bases.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2024
An elated Argamani spoke by phone with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
—Sam Mednick, TIME, 8 June 2024
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“Elated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elated. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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