Examples of overjoyed in a Sentence
She was overjoyed to see her sister again.
They weren't overjoyed at the idea of working together.
I'm overjoyed that you can come to my party.
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Players celebrated their head coach at the center of an overjoyed locker room.
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Her owners were overjoyed to hear that Peach was alive and ready to be reunited, and confirmed to the rescue that the dog had been missing since June 2024.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Famous writers such as Herman Melville and Edgar Allan Poe are somewhat known for their marginalia, making their biographers both overjoyed and overwhelmed.
—Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2025
On November 13, 2023, Moss and her husband were overjoyed to welcome their son Luka into the world.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Her owners were overjoyed to hear that Peach was alive and ready to be reunited, and confirmed to the rescue that the dog had been missing since June 2024.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Famous writers such as Herman Melville and Edgar Allan Poe are somewhat known for their marginalia, making their biographers both overjoyed and overwhelmed.
—Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2025
On November 13, 2023, Moss and her husband were overjoyed to welcome their son Luka into the world.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overjoyed
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“Overjoyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overjoyed. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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