in glowing terms

idiom

: in a very enthusiastic way
They spoke about their trip in glowing terms.

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Expect it less so from his hard-talking Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, who spoke in glowing terms about Claudia Sheinbaum’s left-wing government in Mexico. Alex González Ormerod, Time, 6 Sep. 2025 In an interview with The Athletic in June, Rabiot spoke in glowing terms about his first season at Stade Velodrome. Tom Williams, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025 The English star spoke about his teammate in glowing terms on the For the Love of Cricket podcast. Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025 Interim Kings coach Doug Christie praised Carter’s performance in glowing terms after the game. Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in glowing terms

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