gleefully

Example Sentences

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Later, a stranger gleefully approaches Kornev, convinced he knows him, and the effect is chilling — a glitch in the matrix in which human connection briefly flourishes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

When asked what it was, she gleefully gave it and added: "Call me any time!"

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

The Patriots spent two decades gleefully bullying the Jets, led by Bill Belichick and Tom Brady.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Influencers gleefully showed off their high-protein diets, complete with eggs, cottage cheese, poultry and red meat.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026

“They did not kick you out,” Imogen said gleefully.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart