glory
noun
very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown.
has gloried
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present perfectof glory (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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For years, that has brought an impressive reward: The Premier League has gloried in its financial potency.
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2021
They sit amid trees and bushes, majestic reminders of just how long the Parco di Monza has gloried in motor racing.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 30, 2018
Of course, artists have made great art in book form for decades, centuries even, and New York has gloried in earlier art-bookstore golden ages, done in by real estate prices and shifting tastes.
From New York Times ● Aug. 16, 2012
In one of the most important speeches, President Leopold Senghor of Senegal, the unofficial poet laureate of black Africa, made an extraordinary statement for an area that has gloried in shucking off colonial rule.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now, comrades of the North, let an old “Confederate vet” who has gloried in the privilege of frequently grasping your hands for forty years, say a parting word to you.
From The Women of the Confederacy by J. L. Underwood
