1
: exultant high-spirited joy : merriment
dancing with glee
2
: a part-song for usually male voices
Examples of glee in a Sentence
They were dancing with glee.
He could hardly contain his glee over his victory.
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But Fishback crosses that line with apparent glee, using a Jewish sacred space as a punchline to score political points.
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Steven Burg, Sun Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2026
Kids pulled in on sleds by their parents are yelping in glee, slipping and sliding around jaws of ice.
—Stephanie Pearson, Outside, 19 Feb. 2026
The director wiped away tears as she was welcomed to the stage at the Eccles with a standing ovation; the crowd continued to clap and cheer as the cast joined her with Tatum picking up his pint-sized co-star to swing her around with glee.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
When Huskies head coach Dan Hurley called a timeout, a sellout crowd of 19,812 erupted with deafening glee.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
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Steven Burg, Sun Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2026
Kids pulled in on sleds by their parents are yelping in glee, slipping and sliding around jaws of ice.
—Stephanie Pearson, Outside, 19 Feb. 2026
The director wiped away tears as she was welcomed to the stage at the Eccles with a standing ovation; the crowd continued to clap and cheer as the cast joined her with Tatum picking up his pint-sized co-star to swing her around with glee.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
When Huskies head coach Dan Hurley called a timeout, a sellout crowd of 19,812 erupted with deafening glee.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for glee
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“Glee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glee. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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glee
noun1
: high-spirited joy
2
: an unaccompanied song for three or more voices
gleeful
adjective
-fəl
gleefully
adverb
-fə-lē
gleefulness
noun
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