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After such a tough campaign, they're gloating over their victory in the election.Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
With a glint in his eye, Vignon couldn't help but gloat. — John Leicester, Fox News, "In France, rebel priest takes on church bosses on sex abuse," 6 Sep. 2018 The elder DiNubile and his relatives, meanwhile, have said that Olivieri’s friends have antagonized them, gloating on social media about the 16-year-old’s death and calling for Olivieri to be released from prison. — Chris Palmer, Philly.com, "Tensions boil over as South Philly teen agrees to be tried as adult in killing of two 16-year-olds," 5 June 2018 Over at the Pembrooke, Veronica gloats to her parents that Archie will soon be free, Minetta is going down, and she is not upset at the thought of her parents going down with him. — Jessica Macleish, Teen Vogue, "Jughead's Dad Is Up to Something on Riverdale and It's Probably Totally Bad," 29 Nov. 2018 After Trump’s takedown of Bannon on Wednesday, McConnell and his allies openly gloated. — Eliza Collins And Fredreka Schouten, USA TODAY, "Feud with Trump imperils Bannon's war on the GOP establishment," 4 Jan. 2018 During a scrimmage pitting the Wolfpack’s starting offense against the starting defense, Finley was sacked by star defensive end Bradley Chubb, who crowed and gloated. — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, "Unique path has North Carolina State QB Ryan Finley ready for what comes next," 22 June 2018 Republicans, meanwhile, were gloating in the run-up to Ellison’s candidacy announcement. — Fox News, "DNC official Keith Ellison running for Minnesota AG, may step down from party role," 6 June 2018 His track record — and regular gloating about Justice Neil M. Gorsuch — makes clear this is mostly about wins and about keeping the base intact. — Aaron Blake, Washington Post, "The most interesting late development in Trump’s Supreme Court derby," 9 July 2018 And the Jay-Z of today seems to have found a way to gloat about his skills in realms typically associated with women. — Taylor Hosking, The Atlantic, "Beyonce and Jay-Z’s New Vision of Gender in ‘Apeshit’," 22 June 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
That vacation gloat so many of us succumb to on social media has trickled upward, as the president made a sort-of joke about how a little global warming might actually be appreciated for those Americans enduring the cold temperatures. — Kaitlin Menza, Esquire, "Local Golf Fanatic Doesn't Know the Difference Between Weather and Climate," 29 Dec. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gloat.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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