revel
verb (used without object)
to take great pleasure or delight (usually followed byin ).
had revelled
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past perfectof revel.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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She also said that Richman had "revelled in her freedom" since that day.
From BBC ● May 31, 2024
They suggested it would have been "less damaging" if Mrs Rooney had simply removed her as a follower rather than posting the accusation, and that she had revelled in the publicity around it.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2022
Her daughter Mamie told me that Melvin and Licurtis had revelled in the land as kids, playing among the inky eels and conch shells.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 15, 2019
The genre, which has seen its sparkle considerably dulled in recent years, was about to receive an injection of reality from a comedian whose TV sketch show had revelled in tearing down tired female stereotypes.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 19, 2016
Door of Lions If we had revelled overmuch in the art values of the cathedral, San Isidoro administered a prompt corrective.
From Spanish Highways and Byways by Bates, Katharine Lee
