happy for

idiom

: to be glad about (someone's luck or accomplishment)

It's great that he won the scholarship. I'm very happy for him.

Examples of happy for in a Sentence

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What’s more, a significant number of Californians would be perfectly happy for their state to leave the United States if doing that peacefully were possible. —Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024

Heim was happy for the opportunity to make good after a ninth-inning miscue. —Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2024

The fashionable Flores is happy for any excuse to dig through his closet. —Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024

No matter how old or young your kids are, most of these activities can also be modified to keep everyone happy for hours on end. —Christin Perry, Parents, 17 Mar. 2024

Hoda Kotb is happy for Kelly Rowland to come back to Today any day. —Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024

Last-mile delivery is expensive and generally held to account for half of total shipping costs—and many consumers remain very happy for retailers to keep footing the bill. —Simon Seeger, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024

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

And then other people are going to be jealous or be happy for her. —Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 15 Feb. 2024