bask
verb (used without object)
to lie in or be exposed to a pleasant warmth.
had basked
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past perfectof bask.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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At the time, Netanyahu had basked in celebration and unalloyed triumph, standing center stage in a Likud group selfie now famous for its vulgarity.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2023
Kerouac had basked in the heat of spontaneity; he had put Ginsberg on the path to Buddhism; the two had shared their innermost thoughts.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 20, 2019
Only hours earlier, Chinese negotiators had basked in praise from an unlikely quarter.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2015
Michael Christian had basked in the attention that he and his colleague Mel Greig, a former reality TV star, had obtained for their hospital hoax.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2012
He tasted the sunshine the hive had basked in.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
