gloat
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Similarly, in “Spirited Away,” when Chihiro finally wins freedom for herself and her parents, she doesn’t gloat at Yubaba but affectionately calls her “granny” as she leaves.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
If it outperforms in the year ahead, I’ll gloat.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
Maybe there was an urge to gloat after the 31-20 triumph, but he resisted.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
Loomer, known for her influence over the president, used the moment to gloat about being correct.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2025
I sensed that he was coming to the end of his gloat.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
Dr. Fauci gloats to himself about his working relationship with Mr. Trump until late in the spring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
“He even gloats, ‘The gods are shining on me today,’ little knowing that he is as out of his depth as River was and is about to meet his demise,” writes Smith in an email.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024
After "Live and Let Die" villain Dr. Kananga balloons and explodes from ingesting a gas pellet, Roger Moore's Bond gloats, "He always did have an inflated opinion of himself."
From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2021
My husband doesn’t believe me, and she even gloats about that.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2020
Nicasia gloats through the lesson, proud of her heritage.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
Which, as Kimmel gloated that night, he did.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2025
I gloated and asked if he could debunk false claims made by his opponent.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 30, 2022
But in the fifth he was burned by good friend Ryan Mountcastle, who was in Harvey’s wedding and gloated with a text and phone call shorty after the game.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 13, 2022
“She even had her ‘bestie,’ the actor Hugh Sheridan, doing radio interviews on breakfast FM on Friday morning, during which he gloated about introducing the women to each other six months ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2022
‘Then he gloated over me. I felt I was falling to pieces. No, no! I can’t say any more. I don’t remember anything else.’
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who poured a lot of time, money, coordination, pressure, and campaigning into the outcome, was understandably gloating following the result.
From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2026
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
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
Voices cried “Happy New Year!” and gloating laughter rolled down from the lulls through the darkness like a witch’s glee.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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