How to Use elated in a Sentence

elated

adjective
  • She was elated at the news.
  • Tucker emerged from the pile with a bloody nose, dazed but elated.
    Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Nov. 2021
  • And Dave Matthews Band seemed elated to be playing as a full band again.
    Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Sep. 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • That no doubt elated Democrats, who will need the Fed to monetize much of their $4 trillion in new spending plans.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Even Shawa, who has been leading safaris for 17 years, seemed elated.
    Mary Holland, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2022
  • Prince William seemed elated to be sitting next to his son at Wimbledon.
    Emily Burack, Town & Country, 10 July 2022
  • The lights upon her were perfect, setting her skin aglow, her eyes elated.
    Dave Eggers, Wired, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Five years earlier, Dallas was elated to come away with Sean Lee in the second round.
    David Moore, Dallas News, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Monroe travels from timid to hurt to elated, always so eager for the approval and love of the men in her orbit.
    Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Those fans filled this old fieldhouse Sunday night with elated roar of a weight lifted, and a wait ended.
    Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Mar. 2021
  • His mother made the trip with him and is elated about his college decision.
    Richard Davenport, Arkansas Online, 27 June 2023
  • And are there any people who reached out that you were specifically shocked or elated to hear from?
    Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 30 Apr. 2020
  • The new comic series is something that Johnson has been elated about for quite some time.
    Mckinley Franklin, Variety, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Its series finale elated fans in a way few long-running shows can.
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2021
  • Check out the video above for some absolutely elated fans.
    John Pana, cleveland, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Players jumped around elated after the team was handed the trophy.
    Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Xyomar Velez was a sophomore on the 2021 state championship team but was a starter this time around and was elated to go out on top as a senior.
    Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Mar. 2023
  • The Magic Kingdom is getting its magic back, and Wall Street is elated.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2024
  • They are joined by two elated fans in the shot, with both young women wearing glittery tiaras and their own sashes over floor-length prom gowns.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Five years after that, the elated EHT researchers showed the world that their experiment worked.
    Seth Fletcher, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2022

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