Examples of gleeful in a Sentence
the gleeful atmosphere that envelops the host city of the Super Bowl
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Like Wilson’s show, The History of Concrete is packed with gleeful detours that take him to, among many destinations, a wax museum in Italy and a bubble-gum-removal company in New York.
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
Dylan stuck out his tongue in gleeful celebration of only his second basket in the semifinal, and their famous father laughed heartily at courtside.
—Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
Dylan stuck out his tongue in gleeful celebration of only his second basket in the semifinal, and their famous father laughed heartily at courtside.
—ABC News, 13 Feb. 2026
The new Wade is an endlessly wisecracking chatterbox, shattering the fourth wall with gleeful abandon.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Feb. 2026
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
Dylan stuck out his tongue in gleeful celebration of only his second basket in the semifinal, and their famous father laughed heartily at courtside.
—Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
Dylan stuck out his tongue in gleeful celebration of only his second basket in the semifinal, and their famous father laughed heartily at courtside.
—ABC News, 13 Feb. 2026
The new Wade is an endlessly wisecracking chatterbox, shattering the fourth wall with gleeful abandon.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for gleeful
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“Gleeful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gleeful. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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