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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Rausch then gave the bag — a burgundy Hermès Togo Birkin 30 with gold hardware — to an overjoyed Higgins.
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Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
Julie is overjoyed to discover that Hedda and George may soon be having a baby and promises to check in on them daily.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
The man is overjoyed to be using another skill and to be giving it his best effort.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2026
Weaving was overjoyed to reunite with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, especially since their aforementioned filmmaking collective wasn’t always slated to helm the sequel to their breakout film.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
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Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
Julie is overjoyed to discover that Hedda and George may soon be having a baby and promises to check in on them daily.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
The man is overjoyed to be using another skill and to be giving it his best effort.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2026
Weaving was overjoyed to reunite with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, especially since their aforementioned filmmaking collective wasn’t always slated to helm the sequel to their breakout film.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
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 9 Mar. 2026.
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