: extremely pleased and excited
I was thrilled to be chosen.
No wonder the teachers had been so thrilled when I'd raised my hand.—
Ann M. Martin
Ann M. MartinHe was also named governor of Virginia, but he wasn't thrilled [=wasn't pleased/happy] about that.—Joy Hakim
Joy HakimExamples of thrilled in a Sentence
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Less thrilled was Sophie, who was legitimately blindsided.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
Everyone seemed thrilled to be there.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2025
Which is something that our Miamians sometimes are not too thrilled about, to be honest.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Swifties were not too thrilled.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
Everyone seemed thrilled to be there.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2025
Which is something that our Miamians sometimes are not too thrilled about, to be honest.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Swifties were not too thrilled.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for thrilled
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“Thrilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrilled. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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