Example Sentences

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She exploits every scrap of ironic humor, as Richard gloatingly checkmates all who stand in her way.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2018

The biggest “cultural revolt” of the president’s tenure is what one British newspaper gloatingly called the latest French contretemps.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2011

Sometimes the crowds were gloatingly pro-American as the nation's athletes collected an overachieving 83 gold medals.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nor had the NVA been able to bring about what the Hanoi daily Nhan Dan last week gloatingly described as "Nixon's biggest nightmare�a Saigon puppet army battered everywhere and crumbling irremediably."

From Time Magazine Archive

Ron merely guffawed gloatingly and strode off into the Hall after him, but Harry caught Hermione’s arm and held her back.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling