gleeful

Example Sentences

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"You're getting sacked in the morning," was the chant directed at Slot by the gleeful City supporters as their side scored four goals in 20 minutes either side of half-time.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Her gleeful cruelty was matched only by the audacity of her incompetence.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Demonstrators held gleeful goodbye signs like “Bovino Ciao.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

When it comes to the people who are actually running the prisons, how would you describe the process in which they became either completely okay or even gleeful about their role in mass incarceration.

From Salon • Jan. 26, 2026

Herr Mohns stands in the doorway, looking gleeful.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti