Examples of elated in a Sentence
Alec felt elated—it was the first time that the stallion hadn't drawn back into the stall at the sight of him.
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Walter Farley, The Black Stallion, (1941) 2002
But I was elated when my song was banned. I mean, nothing could have complimented me more than to hear they just banned it at such-and-such a station …
—Tom Petty, quoted in Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2002
Inside the … hall, the combination of national crisis and imminent electoral victory creates an atmosphere at once pensive and elated.
—Yossi Klein Halevi, New Republic, 25 Dec. 2000
Much elated with her success, Jo did "tell on," all about their plays and plans, their hopes and fears for Father, and the most interesting events of the little world in which the sisters lived.
—Louisa May Alcott, Little Women, 1869
She was elated at the news.
she was elated upon learning that she had been accepted by her first-choice college
Walter Farley, The Black Stallion, (1941) 2002
But I was elated when my song was banned. I mean, nothing could have complimented me more than to hear they just banned it at such-and-such a station …
—Tom Petty, quoted in Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2002
Inside the … hall, the combination of national crisis and imminent electoral victory creates an atmosphere at once pensive and elated.
—Yossi Klein Halevi, New Republic, 25 Dec. 2000
Much elated with her success, Jo did "tell on," all about their plays and plans, their hopes and fears for Father, and the most interesting events of the little world in which the sisters lived.
—Louisa May Alcott, Little Women, 1869
She was elated at the news.
she was elated upon learning that she had been accepted by her first-choice college
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The three set out to sea and the voyage is a success — Jenkin really lands the visceral thrill of fishing — and the boys return home elated, with cash in hand.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
That said, the team is clearly elated about being able to land such a player.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Joe is as horrified by this sound as Kavalier is elated.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2025
As many fans were happy to see that the couple might be back together, her ex-boyfriend and father of her children, Tracy T, didn’t seem as elated.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
That said, the team is clearly elated about being able to land such a player.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Joe is as horrified by this sound as Kavalier is elated.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2025
As many fans were happy to see that the couple might be back together, her ex-boyfriend and father of her children, Tracy T, didn’t seem as elated.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Elated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elated. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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