gleeful
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The setup, as a reader might be fearing, is the type that puts all the scenery in danger of being chewed beyond recognition and the words “tour de force” being tossed around with gleeful abandon.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
"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
Her gleeful cruelty was matched only by the audacity of her incompetence.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
Marshall brokered a cease-fire between a dismayed Chiang and gleeful Communists in January 1946: It was meant to last for two weeks but “became a four-month truce that changed the course of the civil war.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
I knew I’d be happy to see him, but I didn’t expect to feel gleeful.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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