gloating

Example Sentences

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And so, when Dubai and other parts of the United Arab Emirates were targeted by some 1,400 Iranian missiles and drones over the past several days, the reaction abroad was often gloating and snark.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Back in the 1990s, the California-as-disaster-epic narrative was tinged with some gloating — a comeuppance for a star-making destination that for decades was America’s post-war wonderland.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2024

Panic and gloating go viral; reality-based exposition doesn’t.

From Slate • May 15, 2024

But there's also a large element of gloating about this exhibition.

From BBC • May 1, 2024

He wanted to turn, to scan the faces of the kids in the class, to find that one kid who’d be gloating in satisfaction.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier