overjoyed
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Bedriya Adem said she and her husband were "overjoyed" to be "blessed with five children at once".
From BBC • May 8, 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
As we neared the Płaszów camp a short while later, I was still overjoyed I had succeeded in leaving the ghetto.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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