Examples of overjoyed in a Sentence
She was overjoyed to see her sister again.
They weren't overjoyed at the idea of working together.
I'm overjoyed that you can come to my party.
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Sylvester was overjoyed to get the call inviting him to guest co-host for the entire week.
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Alex Ross, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Mullen is given wide, dictator-like powers that Congress and the president were seemingly overjoyed to hand over to the commission.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
Hundreds of thousands of overjoyed Philadelphia Eagles fans lined the city's famed Broad Street to share the love in honor of the Super Bowl-champion Birds on Friday.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2025
When the Red Army liberated the Soviet western regions in 1944, the population was overjoyed to see the Nazi occupation end.
—Franziska Exeler, The Dial, 18 Feb. 2025
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Alex Ross, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Mullen is given wide, dictator-like powers that Congress and the president were seemingly overjoyed to hand over to the commission.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
Hundreds of thousands of overjoyed Philadelphia Eagles fans lined the city's famed Broad Street to share the love in honor of the Super Bowl-champion Birds on Friday.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2025
When the Red Army liberated the Soviet western regions in 1944, the population was overjoyed to see the Nazi occupation end.
—Franziska Exeler, The Dial, 18 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overjoyed
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“Overjoyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overjoyed. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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