How to Use elate in a Sentence
elate
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Small wonder the idea of weekly or more visits to the Y does not elate him.
—Charles Isherwood, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2022
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Many investors would be elated with a 41% pop and sell out.
—Nate Wallingsford, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2018
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First-year Dash coach Vera Pauw was elated in the hours following the trade.
—Corey Roepken, Houston Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2018
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Like the oceanographers, Althaus was at first elated by the find.
—Tom Avril, Philly.com, 25 May 2018
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Ranz, who was once elated by the case’s prospects, now seemed dejected.
—Matías Costa, Smithsonian, 28 June 2018
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Spanish River coach Doug Horn was elated with the school’s first sweep in his four years with the program.
—Gary Curreri, Sun-Sentinel.com, 19 Oct. 2017
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The groom, his little brother Aaron, was elated by the 1994 reunion.
—Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2019
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Chiu said he was elated that a rent cap would be debated in the state Senate.
—Liam Dillon, latimes.com, 4 June 2019
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Vescovo was elated when the lander reached the surface.
—Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 10 May 2020
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Here are eight picks that should leave diners sated and elated.
—Michael Mayo, sun-sentinel.com, 31 July 2019
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Bobbie Siegel said she was elated by the response of the audience.
—Karen Zurawski, Houston Chronicle, 15 May 2018
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The graffiti artists are elated by the court’s decision in this case.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 15 Feb. 2018
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Industry groups were elated at the prospect of undoing the changes.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 22 June 2018
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Lyke said in her office last month, her tone at once elated and a little longing.
—Alan Blinder, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2019
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Williams was elated that the duchess wore one of her pieces and celebrated the look on Instagram last fall.
—Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 Feb. 2019
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Fans are generally elated with what the Reds have done.
—John Fay, Cincinnati.com, 1 Feb. 2020
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Being able to see songs and albums come to life via the behind the scenes work can be just as elating as listening to the end product.
—Wandera Hussein, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2017
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While seen as extremely unlikely, passage in the first half of the year would elate investors.
—Washington Post, 2 May 2019
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After working so hard to shed my own skin from top to bottom, I was elated to look like myself.
—Amber Rambharose, Glamour, 12 July 2017
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I was elated that evening, flitting around the room talking to people, laughing.
—Jill Gleeson, Woman's Day, 23 June 2017
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Since that first impression, Brown has elated his team and coaches alike.
—AL.com, 3 Nov. 2017
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But Joshua ran around, elated, hanging on branches, putting the basket over his head like a hat, eating all the apples.
—Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2019
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However, in pure football terms, Ohio State must be elated with the outcome.
—Nathan Baird, cleveland, 13 Nov. 2019
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While Tesla fans have been elated with the stock gains, the advance has inflicted pain on investors who wagered that the shares would fall.
—Julia-Ambra Verlaine, WSJ, 20 Jan. 2020
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While the wind presented a challenge, Widmier was elated that the event was able to proceed and that a respectable fleet had turned out.
—al, 20 May 2020
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For three days, Afghans were united and elated by the possibility of peace.
—James Hohmann, Washington Post, 27 June 2018
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From the first day of shooting onward, Mr. Fitzmaurice was elated.
—Kathryn Shattuck, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2017
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Fans are elated in a way that's eluded them for nearly a generation.
—Blair Kerkhoff, kansascity, 16 Mar. 2018
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Meanwhile, his family is elated to have him home for Christmas.
—Anne Branigin, The Root, 21 Dec. 2017
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Back in 2011, they were elated just to sign a restricted free agent like DeAndre Jordan to an offer sheet.
—Longreads, 7 Oct. 2017
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