gleeful

Example Sentences

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Her gleeful cruelty was matched only by the audacity of her incompetence.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Few events in American life are more overexposed, over-promoted and over-discussed than the Super Bowl—and I say that as a sportswriter who’s a gleeful part of the plague.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 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

“This is a ball team,” said Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh, gleeful after his team won for the sixth time in seven games.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2025

This time we were followed by a host of gleeful children.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi