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
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Once on the other side, an elated Pinkhasov joined more than 30,000 Ukrainian men who have crossed into Romania illegally since the beginning of the conflict in 2022, according to that country’s border police.
—Clarissa Ward, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
Held in a box with various holes, Linda’s daughter is first elated then panicked by the presence of the pet, who takes her refusal to close the box as an opportunity to dash.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Suarez signed with Inter Miami in December 2023 and was elated to join former FC Barcelona teammates Messi, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
At one point, Kay turned to me, looking elated and emotional.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
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Clarissa Ward, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
Held in a box with various holes, Linda’s daughter is first elated then panicked by the presence of the pet, who takes her refusal to close the box as an opportunity to dash.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Suarez signed with Inter Miami in December 2023 and was elated to join former FC Barcelona teammates Messi, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
At one point, Kay turned to me, looking elated and emotional.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Elated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elated. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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