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
Kairi Sane was elated for Asuka.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The Ashton Brook community is elated that Danny has disappeared.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Zillennials, many of whom were either still in diapers or not-yet-born when the band’s 1994 debut album, Definitely, Maybe, came out, were also elated at the prospect of finally seeing the world’s greatest rock band live.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2025
That said, the team is clearly elated about being able to land such a player.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The Ashton Brook community is elated that Danny has disappeared.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Zillennials, many of whom were either still in diapers or not-yet-born when the band’s 1994 debut album, Definitely, Maybe, came out, were also elated at the prospect of finally seeing the world’s greatest rock band live.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2025
That said, the team is clearly elated about being able to land such a player.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Elated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elated. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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