Example Sentences

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He has basked in his country's military superiority, saying the current conflict has already changed the Middle East, and that Israel is now a regional power and, in some respects, a global one.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

One of the key differences between the two situations, as Ms. Broaddrick sees it, is that Ms. Daniels has basked in the media spotlight as much as it has welcomed her.

From Washington Times • Apr. 7, 2023

It’s a spotlight Frei has basked in since signing with the club in 2014.

From Seattle Times • May 3, 2022

The campus has basked this week as the country started to learn more about the school.

From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2022

For 70 years Regent Street has basked in sunshine, and now it is to be cast into shadow again.

From Punch or the London Charivari, Volume 158, March 24, 1920. by Various