gleeful

Example Sentences

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"You're getting sacked in the morning," was the chant directed at Slot by the gleeful City supporters as their side scored four goals in 20 minutes either side of half-time.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

They’re getting louder, the echoes from 2002, when Lakers flags flapped above car doors all over L.A., and for a third consecutive year, residents paraded, gleeful and triumphant, with another championship to celebrate.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

On social media, the schadenfreude has verged on gleeful, with the public picking up on even the smallest references to confirm their priors and their thirst for justice is palpable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 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

On account of these deaths, Kilanga’s gleeful children would live through another season.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver