gleeful

Example Sentences

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And yes, all of this would be nitpicking, given the series’ gleeful disregard for verisimilitude.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Surely, writing one’s name amid the clouds is a gleeful exploitation of the buildings’ arrested progress, laying claim to one of the few spaces where nature and the city reliably meet.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

Last year, he brought his gleeful sense of mischief to the U.K. competition series “Taskmaster.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

When it comes to the people who are actually running the prisons, how would you describe the process in which they became either completely okay or even gleeful about their role in mass incarceration.

From Salon • Jan. 26, 2026

From one of the coaches came the shrill blow of a whistle, followed by the gleeful cry of “Let’s go, men!”

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger