glory in
phrasal verb
gloried in; glorying in; glories in
: to feel or show great joy or pleasure because of (something)
They gloried in their country's success.
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Henderson would go on to make almost 500 appearances for the club and Captain them to UEFA Champions League glory in 2019 as well as their first top flight English title since 1990.
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Adam Digby, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
There is little glory in beating a side whose open ambition is to avoid becoming the worst team in the league’s history.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Hurricane Michael split the peninsula in half in 2018, and damaged much of the park’s infrastructure, but the divide has been filled in and the wilderness area of the park has proved to be resilient, bouncing back to its former glory in the several years since the hurricane.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 30 May 2025
But Caruso is confident that the area will return to its former glory in due time.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 29 May 2025
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Adam Digby, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
There is little glory in beating a side whose open ambition is to avoid becoming the worst team in the league’s history.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Hurricane Michael split the peninsula in half in 2018, and damaged much of the park’s infrastructure, but the divide has been filled in and the wilderness area of the park has proved to be resilient, bouncing back to its former glory in the several years since the hurricane.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 30 May 2025
But Caruso is confident that the area will return to its former glory in due time.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 29 May 2025
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“Glory in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glory%20in. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.
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