How to Use elated in a Sentence

elated

adjective

• She was elated at the news.
• By the end of the show, Grant was flushed from the heat, but elated.
  — Henry Alford, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
• Tucker emerged from the pile with a bloody nose, dazed but elated.
  — Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Nov. 2021
• Morris was elated to get a second chance to be a head coach in the NFL.
  — Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2024
• And Dave Matthews Band seemed elated to be playing as a full band again.
  — Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Sep. 2021
• The prince gave a rousing speech, and the crowd was elated when his wife Meghan joined him onstage.
  — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Mar. 2019
• As a whole, Duff could not have been more elated by her wedding gown.
  — Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 23 Dec. 2019
• We were terrified yet elated to make our way across the wobbly bridge in the sky.
  — Anayo Awuzie, Essence, 20 Jan. 2023
• So the feeling is a feeling of being elated to find home.
  — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
• Of course, Allen was way too elated to be meeting Markle (and get a hug from her) to care about the measly makeup stain.
  — Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure, 8 Nov. 2019
• The crowd were mostly Welsh, but there was a great group of away fans supporting, the girls were elated.
  — SI.com, 6 June 2019
• The Royals were elated to land him, and now Caglianone wants to deliver on their good faith.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2024
• The amendment passed 10-3, leading some elated activists to jump to their feet and hug.
  — Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
• An elated Church dropped the news first, per his habit, to his Church Choir members via video, then to Billboard.
  — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 7 Apr. 2021
• Part of the workforce is content — even elated — to be working from home.
  — Brittany Meiling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2020
• When his pitch was over, the young CEO walked out feeling strangely elated.
  — Katrina Brooker, Newsweek, 4 June 2014
• My father, who was a lawyer in the City, travelled to Germany to buy a Mercedes and drove it back, elated.
  — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
• An elated Jayson Tatum watches the clock wind down to zero as the Celtics roll to a Game 7 victory.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2022
• On Tuesday night, those who had gathered in the White House were too elated to dwell on those concerns.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 10 Nov. 2022
• So, just how elated is Story to be back at the position?
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2023
• Departing at the end of the evening, the high priest was elated and gushed about his new warlock’s commitment.
  — Alex Bhattacharji, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024
• But every year, my elated girls run out of school into their mom’s arms.
  — By Stacey Hatton, kansascity.com, 1 June 2017
• People were elated when it was announced that our clients had won.
  — Scott Deveau, Bloomberg.com, 2 Aug. 2017
• Tyronn Lue, meanwhile, was too elated to think about it.
  — Joe Vardon, cleveland.com, 29 Apr. 2018
• An elated Michael Tonkin slapped hands and bumped chests with catcher Jose Trevino.
  — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 11 June 2024
• While Meghan looks elated, dressed in her Givenchy wedding gown, her mother stands close by.
  — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 May 2019
• Erin Andrews is settling into a new role in her life, and fans couldn't be more elated.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 15 July 2023
• Kylie and Travis are so elated to be on this journey again together....
  — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 27 Jan. 2023
• But that Friday the second-grader was elated to stretch her legs for a bear drive on state game land with her grandfather, her dad, and a dozen of his buddies.
  — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
• Had this been any other night, Sofia would have been elated at her father’s offer to inherit the family business.
  — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024