How to Use ecstatic in a Sentence

ecstatic

adjective
  • He was ecstatic when he heard that he was going to be a father.
  • Adam, for his part, is ecstatic to talk to both of them.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Stone is ecstatic for Jill to start the next chapter of her life.
    Amethyst Tate, PEOPLE.com, 13 July 2022
  • Willis was ecstatic, but how did the new-look Bruins take the news?
    J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The eating scenes were messy, and that was what was so ecstatic about the making of them.
    Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2022
  • When Bakkt launched in 2018, the markets were ecstatic.
    Nina Bambysheva, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
  • When the show becomes one with the music, the effect is ecstatic.
    Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2022
  • The 48-year-old seemed ecstatic to receive the Grammy love.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2024
  • But the main point has been about trying to show the short span between ecstatic pleasure and shame.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 17 Jan. 2024
  • When Blue’s upheld fist emerged, the crowd was ecstatic.
    Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The reviews were mostly ecstatic, to say the least, but Gerwig has no plans to read them this year.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 13 Nov. 2023
  • There’s no guarantee that its blend of the ecstatic and the melancholic will survive the trip.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2023
  • And so, the mood following the screening was ecstatic to the point of a near-riot, spilling out of the theater onto the street.
    Ty Burr, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Jody, the father of the two boys, was ecstatic about their new home alongside his wife, Melissa.
    Alexia Fernández, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Mulligan, for her part, was ecstatic to work with the French house on her Met Gala look.
    Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 May 2022
  • Nguyen was ecstatic when he was discharged two days before the drive and able to attend.
    Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2023
  • When an out-of-order claw game suddenly turns back on, all of the toys are ecstatic!
    Orlando Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The NIRCam team was ecstatic when the first light image arrived.
    al, 10 July 2022
  • The coaches and the people of Alabama should be ecstatic about having Kevin Steele back in this state.
    Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Part of the marvel of a piece like Terce is the rigor beneath its ecstatic surface.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2024
  • In Kinshasa, ecstatic crowds filled stadiums and airport fields, or staked out spots along the road just to catch a glimpse.
    Chico Harlan and Katharine Houreld, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The audience was ecstatic about the news and broke into applause.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Some will be ecstatic that the iPhone 15 also comes in a complementary shade of light pink.
    Angela Moscaritolo, PCMAG, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Much of this vintage merch was threadbare and faded—but worn with ecstatic pride.
    Shaad D’souza, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2023
  • When the bees built a nest in Cheryl’s attic, Tom not only knew what to do but also was ecstatic – a new mother for his bee box!
    Various Staff Writers, Special Correspondents, and Special Contributors, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Okay, maybe this one isn't just for techies, but anyone who enjoys an espresso in the morning will be ecstatic to have one of these.
    Lauren Caruso, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Aug. 2022
  • During the episode, Khosla, who is the show’s music composer, said the show’s co-creator John Hoffman was ecstatic about the track.
    Brahmjot Kaur, NBC News, 18 Aug. 2023
  • When Lula won the second round of voting, on October 30th, the crowds in São Paulo were ecstatic.
    Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Most households would be ecstatic with that growth in income.
    WSJ, 26 Nov. 2023
  • The latter film received some of the most ecstatic reviews in Pixar’s history.
    Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 22 June 2023

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