How to Use gloat in a Sentence

gloat

verb

• After such a tough campaign, they're gloating over their victory in the election.
• Was the release meant to give Trump something to gloat about?
  — Author: Mary Sanchez, Alaska Dispatch News, 18 June 2017
• With a glint in his eye, Vignon couldn't help but gloat.
  — John Leicester, Fox News, 6 Sep. 2018
• Be nice, don’t gloat, give hugs, buy rounds of hot chocolate.
  — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 24 Feb. 2018
• Tim Allen will try not to gloat too hard about the Lightyear disaster.
  — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 30 June 2022
• Dolan, by contrast, can gloat about the Knicks having used No.
  — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 14 May 2018
• His friends even gloated a little bit about it, right in front of my son.
  — Tiffany Ellis, Good Housekeeping, 16 Sep. 2019
• The Panthers had to be in shock over what had just happened, and the Bearcats did their best to keep from gloating.
  — Bill Koch, Cincinnati.com, 11 Oct. 2019
• Of course, critics of the cow-less burgers are gloating.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 18 Aug. 2023
• Shaw spent the rest of the day Thursday having Astros fans walk by his desk to gloat, Shaw said.
  — Fernando Alfonso Iii, Houston Chronicle, 3 Nov. 2017
• And then the Ravens gloat about their draft picks but none go on to become impact players.
  — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 7 May 2018
• Some had talked about the trip for months, counting down to it on their Facebook pages and gloating to friends about their plans.
  — Julie Bosman and Amy Harmon, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2017
• Surely, there is a seat reserved in hell for those who gloat over the closing of a bookstore.
  — Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 17 Mar. 2022
• The only sad thing about this triumphant moment is that the man who played Miyagi isn't around to gloat.
  — Esquire, 20 Nov. 2015
• These shows feed on our desire to gloat over the problems of other people.
  — Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023
• Lurie has reason to gloat that his moves at quarterback, coach, and the front office have all panned out.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Feb. 2023
• There’s another reason not to gloat: The Mountain West needs the Lobos to be good.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2021
• The next day Trump gloated about the GOP leaders' discomfort and the media reviews.
  — Albert R. Hunt, chicagotribune.com, 11 Sep. 2017
• But even a night of gloating would require from Trump the kind of practical courage that he, until now, has failed to demonstrate.
  — Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2017
• While Vernon refused to gloat over his Conn Smythe effort, his teammates were quite willing to do it for him.
  — Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2022
• Paolo DelPiccolo couldn't resist the urge to gloat just a little.
  — Danielle Lerner, The Courier-Journal, 21 June 2018
• All of which plays into the hands of Mr. Trump, who didn’t attend the event but did indulge in some Twitter gloating afterward.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2018
• Soon after that vote, this could be all over, with Trump ballyhooing and gloating over the verdict.
  — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2020
• The best their fans can do is compare resumes since the split, gloating about their team’s successes and basking in the failures of their rival.
  — Ralph D. Russo, The Denver Post, 4 Sep. 2019
• Few politicians are making the rounds to gloat on state television about how things are turning Russia’s way.
  — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2020
• Australian fans can gloat about retaining the trophy, having won it last time.
  — M.j., The Economist, 17 Sep. 2019
• Flagler accounted for five of the team’s six assists on Saturday, a mark that isn’t something to gloat over.
  — Dallas News, 21 Jan. 2023
• Midway through the call, Trump appears to gloat about the collapse of the Russia investigation.
  — Author: Greg Miller, Greg Jaffe, Paul Sonne, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Apr. 2016
• Meanwhile, Danny, Sarah, and Emily are gloating about their plan working out against all odds.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 3 May 2023
• Rather than gloating over his rivals’ predicament, Musk likely has far more reason for wanting to stick the boot into the UAW and its top leadership.
  — Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024