How to Use happy for in a Sentence
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Will miss him greatly but so proud and happy for him.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
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So happy for him on 2,000 games.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
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But also a little bit happy for them that maybe this could work.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2024
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Glaser looks happy for one of a small handful of moments all day.
—Anna Peele, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
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Be happy for your husband but don’t beat yourself up too much.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
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Many investors were happy for years — in some cases, more than a decade.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 13 May 2025
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My mom raised us as a single parent, but my mom’s very proud and happy for me.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 June 2025
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So happy for you both and wishing you all the happiness in the world!
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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But his teammates are just as excited and happy for him as well.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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This is very happy for every one of us and our neighbors in Venezuela.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 4 Jan. 2026
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Don’t be mad; don’t be sad; be happy for us all; come celebrate with me these next few years.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 14 Aug. 2025
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Don't be mad, don't be sad, be happy for us all, come celebrate with me these next few years.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Don’t be mad, don’t be sad, be happy for us all, come celebrate with me these next few years.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
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Everybody ain’t happy for you; some people just want to bring you down.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
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Payne said both her mother and her father have taken the news in stride and are happy for her.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 30 Jan. 2024
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Ahead, shop hybrid sleek sneakers that will make any look pop, and keep your feet very happy for long days.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
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So, credit to him to have the conviction to shoot it, to make it, very happy for him.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
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And then other people are going to be jealous or be happy for her.
—Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 15 Feb. 2024
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Go on with your life, refuse to be intimidated and be happy for your son.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2024
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Recent reports had also said that Brady was happy for his ex.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 17 Jan. 2026
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But 40 years is also a long time to put up with someone not being happy for you.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
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Su-ho, who has only ever wanted Su-ho to not be alone, is happy for him.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Apr. 2025
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Everyone here in the neighborhood is very, very happy for the news.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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And, from the sound of the post-deal interviews, Cohen is happy for that to be the case.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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These waterproof Chelsea-style ankle boots kept our tester's feet dry and happy for hours on end.
—Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2023
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Doughnuts and coffees in hand, some of them joked about seeing each other look happy for the first time in weeks.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
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Harley, whose mother was dead by 1916, was happy for the finder to keep his note.
—CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
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But some others believe that the Redditor should still be happy for her friend.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 3 Mar. 2025
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So, honestly, super proud of him, super happy for him.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
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And the Sierra Madre forest around it could keep hikers happy for days.
—Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2025
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