overjoyed
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Overjoyed, he and Faqiri, 26, began planning their move.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
Overjoyed, Lenny, as he’s often called, jumps up, throws open a curtain and then sprints out of his apartment to race, bathrobe flapping, into his dazzling, very public future as an American genius.
From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2023
Overjoyed, she and the baby’s father, a co-worker with whom she is in a relationship, posted the news on Facebook.
From Seattle Times • May 19, 2019
Overjoyed Bills fans won’t soon forget his role in that.
From The Guardian • Jan. 4, 2018
Overjoyed, I quickly removed and stacked them in crude piles next to a ditch nearby.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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