Examples of gleeful in a Sentence
the gleeful atmosphere that envelops the host city of the Super Bowl
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Brant, Willem and Bonnie are all adults now and Idol is a gleeful grandfather of four, aged 2 to 5.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Dina seems positively gleeful to play the provocatrice.
—Robert Ito, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Most congressional Republicans have become gleeful spectators as the wrecking crew of Trump and Elon Musk has taken a chainsaw to our government.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
In New York, the fans appeared to be gleeful about having stripped Betts of the ball (also, that one was ruled fan interference).
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Dina seems positively gleeful to play the provocatrice.
—Robert Ito, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Most congressional Republicans have become gleeful spectators as the wrecking crew of Trump and Elon Musk has taken a chainsaw to our government.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
In New York, the fans appeared to be gleeful about having stripped Betts of the ball (also, that one was ruled fan interference).
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Gleeful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gleeful. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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