overjoyed
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, a group of Western lawmakers that includes dozens of UK MPs, said it was "overjoyed" with the news.
From BBC • Jul. 5, 2026
Another plaintiff, Rebecca Milner, had struggled for years to conceive and was overjoyed when she learned she was finally pregnant.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
You might have assumed that America’s intellectuals would have been overjoyed at this postwar cultural leveling up, but not all were.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
Paramount must now absorb a troubled asset at a high cost, while Netflix investors seem overjoyed to not have such problems.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
I was mortified, but Bonnie was in a state of almost narcotic bliss, overjoyed to have discovered a New York without the New Yorkers.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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