Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Basking in the cheers of the gaming community was FromSoftware’s “Elden Ring,” which won the top Game of the Year prize.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2022

In the before times, clinical psychologist Leslie Becker-Phelps met with patients in a tidy private office in Basking Ridge, N.J., carefully observing their demeanor, body language and, with couples, interpersonal vibe.

From Scientific American • Dec. 27, 2021

Basking in the glory of their racehorses' appearance on the most prestigious stage in the world, they knew all but one of them would see their colt or filly suffer defeat.

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2021

Basking sharks are the world's second largest fish, after whale sharks, growing up 10m long.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2021

Basking in the applause of his German hosts, he exulted: “No nation since ancient Greece has captured the true Olympic spirit as has Germany.”

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown