How to Use elate in a Sentence

elate

verb
  • The discovery has elated researchers.
  • Here are eight picks that should leave diners sated and elated.
    — Michael Mayo, sun-sentinel.com, 31 July 2019
  • Ranz, who was once elated by the case’s prospects, now seemed dejected.
    — Matías Costa, Smithsonian, 28 June 2018
  • Small wonder the idea of weekly or more visits to the Y does not elate him.
    — Charles Isherwood, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Lyke said in her office last month, her tone at once elated and a little longing.
    — Alan Blinder, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2019
  • The graffiti artists are elated by the court’s decision in this case.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Since that first impression, Brown has elated his team and coaches alike.
    — AL.com, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Like the oceanographers, Althaus was at first elated by the find.
    — Tom Avril, Philly.com, 25 May 2018
  • Industry groups were elated at the prospect of undoing the changes.
    — Umair Irfan, Vox, 22 June 2018
  • Fans are elated in a way that's eluded them for nearly a generation.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, kansascity, 16 Mar. 2018
  • While seen as extremely unlikely, passage in the first half of the year would elate investors.
    — Washington Post, 2 May 2019
  • There were decisions that would elate or devastate players.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 24 May 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • First-year Dash coach Vera Pauw was elated in the hours following the trade.
    — Corey Roepken, Houston Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2018
  • For three days, Afghans were united and elated by the possibility of peace.
    — James Hohmann, Washington Post, 27 June 2018
  • If anything, people were elated the truth was finally confirmed.
    — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 19 Sep. 2018
  • However, in pure football terms, Ohio State must be elated with the outcome.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 13 Nov. 2019
  • 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
  • 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
  • The groom, his little brother Aaron, was elated by the 1994 reunion.
    — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2019
  • Children were elated when the Easter Bunny was spotted turning on their street.
    — John Kuntz, cleveland, 4 Apr. 2020
  • 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
  • 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
  • Shaken and elated by the sudden turn of events, the remaining 15 women and children at the gate waited to see if the officer returned to let more through.
    — Author: Delphine Schrank, Anchorage Daily News, 1 May 2018
  • Speirs was elated with the way his team played, especially since the Firebirds were without senior defenseman Jack Smith who was out due to injury.
    — Jesse Morrison, azcentral, 17 Jan. 2020
  • Host and old Fey pal Fallon was elated with the performance, gesturing to the entire audience to give Weed a standing ovation.
    — Abby Jones, Billboard, 20 Apr. 2018
  • This helped convince the administration to shift to their side, elating students, especially Simpson.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
  • James, Durant, Curry—everyone in the league seems to respect Burke and to await her inquiries about the game or the state of their spirits (elated or crushed) with genuine respect.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 13 June 2019
  • The debate within the Democratic coalition is already bigger and louder, dividing moderates in swing states from progressives elated by Mamdani's rocket to victory in the nation's largest city.
    — Susan Page, USA Today, 12 Jan. 2026

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