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
Freeman was one of several teammates who had an elated reaction to Muncy’s home run, pumping both fists above his head from the dugout.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
For the moment, the quantum community remains elated.
—Stephen Ornes, Wired News, 27 Apr. 2025
Sending California transplants into elated convulsions, El Pollo Loco submitted paperwork with the city to open a 2,000-square-foot restaurant at 3471 W. Chinden Blvd., near the intersection with Ten Mile Road.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 24 Apr. 2025
Miller had hoped for the chance to coach Bueckers in L.A. after the team went 8-32 in 2024 to secure the top odds in the WNBA Draft lottery, and his elated reaction when Dallas won the lottery on Nov. 17 went instantly viral when the team shared it on the morning of the draft.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2025
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
For the moment, the quantum community remains elated.
—Stephen Ornes, Wired News, 27 Apr. 2025
Sending California transplants into elated convulsions, El Pollo Loco submitted paperwork with the city to open a 2,000-square-foot restaurant at 3471 W. Chinden Blvd., near the intersection with Ten Mile Road.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 24 Apr. 2025
Miller had hoped for the chance to coach Bueckers in L.A. after the team went 8-32 in 2024 to secure the top odds in the WNBA Draft lottery, and his elated reaction when Dallas won the lottery on Nov. 17 went instantly viral when the team shared it on the morning of the draft.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Elated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elated. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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