revel
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Levy added: "Always say yes to any opportunity to revel in the presence of greatness."
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
In the past five years, Sanxingdui has captured the imagination of a Chinese nation eager to revel in its long history and civilizational accomplishments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Die-hard “Big Bang Theory” viewers will revel in the nods to the original show — it is replete with them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Once the final track has been played, “F.I.G” beckons us to replay, revel in our emotions and dance once, maybe twice or thrice, more.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
It was a bold move on my grandmother's part, and though we could all revel in the romance of it, it was a love affair that destroyed multiple lives and scandalized an entire family.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
It was there that she met Sigurd, and Ms. Kingsolver revels in the brief, halcyon period when Livia was rapturously in love and reaching new heights of musical mastery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Distressing, that is, because no one who revels in reading about foreign lands would want this man, the master of modern travel writing, to stop doing what he does so well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
But Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride!” revels in surprise.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026
The self-aware Salah appreciates his superstar status, and revels in what he stands for in both the footballing world and the Arabic world.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
“I would keep you from the revels, but Madoc has specifically instructed that you participate in them. So heed my advice. Be careful, and perhaps you will find ways to be pleasing.”
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
In the wake of the “Obsession” craze, however, Navarrette has reveled in seeing Latinos embrace her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
On movie screens, Peter Sellers reveled in comic invention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
Kathryn Hahn reveled in the chance to unleash all her witchy acting powers in ‘Agatha All Along,’ a follow-up to Marvel’s ‘WandaVision.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
Bridgeman, a 26-year-old American chasing his first PGA Tour title, said the same, but he reveled in the challenge.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
He reveled in playing the Sean Penn role in his own version of Fast Times at Ridgemont High, but beneath all that was a witty, personable kid.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
Spending time with Muirhead and Drummond in Cortina earlier this year, it was clear how much both revelled being back in the elite sport environment and how much curling meant to them.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Hockney lived in an unheated garden shed, spent every waking hour painting and revelled in his newfound bohemia.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
Other publications have revelled in how Sturgeon has given interviews against a backdrop of stolen books in stolen bookcases, or offered cups of coffee to journalists from a coffee machine Murrell bought with stolen money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Was enough thought given to how Wirtz would be utilised as Liverpool revelled in beating Manchester City to his signature?
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
Pent as she had been in cities, straitened in mean rooms where sight and smell had alike been outraged, she revelled in this sweet and open life.
From The Great House by Stanley John Weyman
I should be reveling in the gourmet–soda parade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
But the billionaire Republican is also reveling in the macho side of an event that will see bare-knuckle fighters battle it out in a mesh-framed cage known as the "Octagon."
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
It’s McKellen reveling in a great role: charmingly funny but also bittersweet in the film’s examination of how fading fame can calcify one’s soul.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
Two years later, the Quigleys are reveling in the Sunshine State’s education freedom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
That evening in New York, we ate, drank, and conversed in the candlelight, reveling in the feeling, however illusory, that we’d stolen away.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
Or maybe just revelling in the Canadian capers.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
Jesus's first goal since January 1 left Arteta wreathed in smiles and Watkins' close-range strike in stoppage-time couldn't stop Arsenal revelling in their statement victory.
From Barron's ● Dec. 30, 2025
Verstappen, going for a fifth consecutive crown, is simply revelling in being in a position to win a title that he has spent most of the year thinking was out of reach.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2025
Having won Saturday's sprint to trim Piastri's championship advantage to 55 points, the Dutchman was revelling in his form and the role of hunter as McLaren's supremacy evaporated.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2025
They were soon revelling amidst the costly merchandize and the luxuries, with which the cavern was gorged.
From The Portland Sketch Book by Various
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