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Example sentences for: elation

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Any elation or dishevelment observed in me upon leaving those meetings was strictly professional.
So the Cappadoras' elation at the return of their son is gradually eroded by the realization that their boy still thinks of George as his real father.
Zucker remembered the elation he felt in law school, when he helped resolve a landlord-tenant dispute while volunteering at a legal aid program.
Because of the nature of my own work, I read little fiction and write virtually none, though a few years ago I did win first prize in England for a short story: the first prize was a dinner for two at a country restaurant I shall not identify; I have a feeling that the second prize was a dinner for four at the same restaurant, but that did nothing to diminish my elation at having won.
Do you remember the combination of elation and apprehension you felt when you first left home?