gloat
Example Sentences
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If it outperforms in the year ahead, I’ll gloat.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
There is a temptation to gloat, laugh at and mock them, but that may be a trap which further imperil American democracy.
From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026
Loomer, known for her influence over the president, used the moment to gloat about being correct.
From Slate • Nov. 5, 2025
Ysabel Jurado had every reason to gloat when I caught up with her earlier this week at the Highland Park home she shares with her father and teenage daughter.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2024
And Perry was puzzled; he could not fathom why Dick, usually so full of himself, should suddenly, when he had good cause to gloat, be meek, look wilted and sad.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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