in high spirits

idiom

: very happy and excited

All the children were in high spirits on the last day of school.

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Despite the incident, the royals remained in high spirits during their appearances in Sydney on Oct. 22, where King Charles visited the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence and the Melanoma Institute Australia, the world’s leading facility for melanoma research and treatment. —

Janine Henni, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024 Most troops appeared in high spirits in the days after the ground operation began. —

Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 12 Oct. 2024 As always, the street style was vibrant, with everyone in high spirits. —

Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 17 Sep. 2024 The pop star, 34, appeared to be in high spirits after watching her boyfriend Travis Kelce and his team the Kansas City Chiefs win their season-opener on Thursday, Sept. 5. —

Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in high spirits

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