happy for
idiom
: to be glad about (someone's luck or accomplishment)
It's great that he won the scholarship. I'm very happy for him.
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Some have said the situation is unseemly, others are happy for her, and a few, like podcast personality Crissle West, have taken aim at her character, work ethic, and parenting.
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Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
Shane was happy for Mulumba, but also envious.
—John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
The original existentialists, all those lovely, gallant, puffing-their-ciggies Parisian men and women, were very happy for everything to be a dilemma.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2025
Everybody ain’t happy for you; some people just want to bring you down.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
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Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
Shane was happy for Mulumba, but also envious.
—John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
The original existentialists, all those lovely, gallant, puffing-their-ciggies Parisian men and women, were very happy for everything to be a dilemma.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2025
Everybody ain’t happy for you; some people just want to bring you down.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for happy for
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“Happy for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/happy%20for. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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