revel
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Some speculated it might be a chemical spill, while others appeared to revel in the novelty of the scene.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 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
Thousands of people poured into the streets of Paris for the match and to revel in PSG's triumph in the final held in the Hungarian capital Budapest late Saturday.
From Barron's ● May 31, 2026
Jordan and Eden revel in each other’s company, finish each other’s sentences and play off each other with insightful or witty interjections.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
Long ago, before the war, before Wandsworth, he used to revel in his freedom to make his own life, devise his own story with only the distant help of Jack Tallis.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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Like pretty much every good, bad and ludicrous shark film ever, “The Devil’s Mouth” opens with carefree revels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
The film revels in languid establishing shots of the Santa Clara Valley, with the hilly Diablo Range in the background.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2026
She dubs the all-women’s institution a “kiln of respectability” and doesn’t mind the strict curfews and dress code because she revels in being part of the powerful “Spelman sisterhood.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
This was Liverpool's night, Bradley's night – the sort of night Anfield revels in as the presence of their former starr acted as an even more potent catalyst to turn up the volume.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025
But when I walked onstage with the rest of the company for curtain calls, the revels felt like they had not ended; they were still ringing in the hands of the audience—who were all standing.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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Mr. Coyne, accustomed to more solitary work as a writer, reveled in the camaraderie and the sense of common purpose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Across town in West Los Angeles, Pratt reveled in his second-place position, enjoying a Mexican dinner with friends and family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
“You reveled in his company. He filled you with energy and humor when you felt doubtful and weak,” said Anna Wintour, the global editorial director of Vogue and Conde Nast’s chief content officer.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 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
I lay on the bed and reveled in the delightful sensation of living out a long-sought dream.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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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
Hockney lived in an unheated garden shed, spent every waking hour painting and revelled in his newfound bohemia.
From BBC ● 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
With Jude Bellingham out injured and Mbappe sitting on the bench, Vinicius seemed to have more freedom to roam and revelled in being the key attacking figure.
From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026
He revelled in impossible dreams of buying a living, of giving it to Etruria, and of handing maid and dowry to the fortunate man who was to make her a lady.
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
An English-language debut by Russian director Kirill Sokolov, who also co-wrote its script, “They Will Kill You” is tongue-in-cheek but not witty, reveling in its excesses without bringing anything fresh to the party.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
A night for making history was also a night for reveling in it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2026
They took turns flinging their heads back in defiance of gravity, letting the ends of their hair trail along the water’s surface, reveling in the feeling of weightlessness.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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Italy's cricketers have been revelling in plenty of "pinch me" moments during their debut appearance at the T20 World Cup, and now they want more.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
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
For Red Roses head coach John Mitchell, France have proved dangerously volatile opponents, revelling in chaos, refusing to die and regularly threatening to spoil the party.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2025
When I awoke I lay for a time revelling in lazy enjoyment.
From My Lady Rotha A Romance by Stanley J. Weyman
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