Examples of gleeful in a Sentence
the gleeful atmosphere that envelops the host city of the Super Bowl
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Most congressional Republicans have become gleeful spectators as the wrecking crew of Trump and Elon Musk has taken a chainsaw to our government.
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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
The same shining tears fall from their wide, gleeful eyes.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The same could be said of The Wiggles—their music and performances have become a gleeful rite of passage, with no end in sight.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 8 Apr. 2025
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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
The same shining tears fall from their wide, gleeful eyes.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The same could be said of The Wiggles—their music and performances have become a gleeful rite of passage, with no end in sight.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Gleeful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gleeful. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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