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
Loomer, known for her influence over the president, used the moment to gloat about being correct.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2025
He didn’t gloat when coaches dutifully dropped to the court to pay the push-up price.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2025
He didn’t gloat, but he grinned and sang one of his favorite songs about hard work.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
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
The CIA history all but gloats about crossing this threshold.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 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
Times columnist and editor Bill Boyarsky, and when I asked about his wife, Nancy, he gloated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2023
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
Ignatius lis-tened to the bloodcurdling little trebles and giggles and gloated in his dark lair.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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
The BBC learned earlier this week that the hackers sent an abuse-filled email directly to M&S's boss on 23 April, gloating about what they had done and demanding payment.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2025
There was no gloating from John about that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2024
Panic and gloating go viral; reality-based exposition doesn’t.
From Slate ● May 15, 2024
“Oh,” the matron declared, the slightest hint of a gloating smile curving her thin lips, “you’re Margaret now?”
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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