gloat
Example Sentences
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If it outperforms in the year ahead, I’ll gloat.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
There is a temptation to gloat, laugh at and mock them, but that may be a trap which further imperil American democracy.
From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026
From midnight onward, most of the network’s anchors and panelists were still trying to be professional, while also just waiting for the opportunity to safely gloat.
From Slate • Nov. 6, 2024
But, dressed in his signature dark blue suit, he did not gloat or celebrate wildly in his first comments to the media on Friday when the scale of his win became clear,.
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2024
At first I had thought it would be awful having Buddy come and visit me at the asylum—he would probably only come to gloat and hobnob with the other doctors.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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