How to Use bask in a Sentence

bask

verb
  • We sat basking in the sun.
  • Tourists were basking on the beaches.
  • He stood before the audience, basking in their applause.
  • The first one to solve the riddle gets to bask in their win the rest of the day.
    Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 13 Feb. 2023
  • But for one day, anyway, the Rams could bask in the glow of a win.
    Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2022
  • Meanwhile, the team is basking in the success of the film.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Lisa Hochstein is basking in the love of her new boyfriend.
    Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Families basked in the grass; kids splashed in the shallow end.
    Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Tyson gets to bask in the good P.R. and cash in on government contracts.
    Jan Dutkiewicz, The New Republic, 5 Sep. 2023
  • None of this means that Kia is happy to sit back and bask in its achievements.
    Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Sit outside at night, and bask in the soothing buzz of cicadas hidden in the trees.
    Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2022
  • That was a glimpse of Titan; scientists want to bask in the landscape, and soon.
    Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Riley Keough is basking in the glow of the spotlight this week after the release of Daisy Jones & the Six.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 3 Mar. 2023
  • At the height of his fame in the 1970s, Mr. Blake appeared to bask in his live-wire reputation.
    Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The winner could earn a prize or simply bask in the glory of their success.
    Katherine Tinsley, Good Housekeeping, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Back on land, the group can bask in the sun by the beach or pool, play tennis, or unwind with some yoga.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2024
  • The candidate seems to be basking in a sense of destiny.
    Time, 14 June 2023
  • Tiled sections are scattered around the pool to allow for spots to gather or just to bask in the sun.
    Brianna Griff, Chron, 4 Dec. 2022
  • And even from there, guests could bask in that famous Jennifer Glow.
    Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Attendees basked in the bright sun sitting in the outfield of the park’s baseball field.
    Jenna Smith, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2023
  • Chris Rock is basking in the wake of his live comedy show.
    Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Instead, they are caused when basking in the sun causes the body to overheat.
    Daniel More, Verywell Health, 8 Mar. 2024
  • In another picture, Gomez basked in the sun with her eyes closed.
    Nikki Dobrin, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Tracee Ellis Ross is basking in the warmer weather in style.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Apr. 2023
  • To bask in the sun, the sea, and the gorgeous girls in a Central American hideaway that’s home to Mayan temples.
    Andy Meek, BGR, 24 Aug. 2022
  • There wasn’t a lot of 49ers talk at the postgame victory podium as Green Bay basked in the glow of sending the Dallas-Ft.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Any cat owner knows how much our feline friends seem to bask in the coziness of a box.
    Popular Science, 21 Feb. 2024
  • April-like warmth sets records Meanwhile, the Eastern Seaboard will bask in springlike warmth.
    Steve Strouss, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Now, with her latest single, the singer is ready to bask in that spotlight just a little bit longer.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 11 Nov. 2022
  • But in her Rock and Roll Hall of Fame acceptance speech, the musician took a moment to bask in the acclaim.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2023

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