gloating
Example Sentences
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House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who poured a lot of time, money, coordination, pressure, and campaigning into the outcome, was understandably gloating following the result.
From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2026
I won’t join in the gloating of some critics at the hundreds who have lost their jobs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
Back in the 1990s, the California-as-disaster-epic narrative was tinged with some gloating — a comeuppance for a star-making destination that for decades was America’s post-war wonderland.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2024
Sitting here in the press gallery, it was quite a moment as Keir Starmer did a spot of gloating about his latest new MP.
From BBC ● May 8, 2024
I feel overwhelmingly grateful to her for being sad about their breakup instead of gloating.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
