gloating

Example Sentences

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I won’t join in the gloating of some critics at the hundreds who have lost their jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Three is either a charm or a curse – depending on your point of view – and there are plenty of people gloating or kvetching today.

From Salon • Nov. 7, 2024

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

In the beginning, Aech was slightly better than I was, and he had a habit of gloating over his victories.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline