gloat
Example Sentences
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There is a temptation to gloat, laugh at and mock them, but that may be a trap which further imperil American democracy.
From Salon
Hijacking a Black History Month event on Wednesday, he gloated that, along with the Olympics and the World Cup, “I get the 250th year.”
From Salon
Maybe there was an urge to gloat after the 31-20 triumph, but he resisted.
From BBC
I won’t join in the gloating of some critics at the hundreds who have lost their jobs.
Bringing it home is Sudeikis’ manner as he shares Ted’s folksy anecdote: it contains not a whit of vanity or gloating at his adversary’s downfall.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
