glory
noun
very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown.
gloried
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past participleof glory.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof glory.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
glorynounvery great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown.
Example Sentences
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The then-deputy L.A. police chief and future chief James Davis — who gloried in the nickname “Two-Gun Davis” — recommended markswoman Marion Semmelmeyer as the crack shot for a newsreel scene in 1933.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2023
"I think the critics are looking backwards to a gloried past, and fail to see the strategic picture vis a vis China and technology in a really disappointing way," he says.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2023
I had taken off my head covering because of the heat and then stood in the open and gloried in the cool rain as it beaded on my head.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 18, 2022
For years, that has brought an impressive reward: The Premier League has gloried in its financial potency.
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2021
Wagner followers gloried in the alarm his work often provoked among outsiders.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
