revel
verb (used without object)
to take great pleasure or delight (usually followed byin ).
have reveled
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present perfectof revel.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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I have reveled in our monthslong adventures biking across America, riding buses in North Africa and rediscovering my childhood turf in Japan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
Marsh said he has his own band shirt — which he has yet to reveal — and the Phillies have reveled this week in the attention the fictional name has stirred.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024
All the while, rival chains like Wendy’s have reveled in the dysfunction, and frustrated customers have taken out their anger on employees.
From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2022
As much as people have reveled in their at-home informality, they also speak of a desire for normalcy, a condition marked by a return to the office — with all its bells and whistles.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 4, 2020
Once she would have reveled in showing it off to all her urchin friends, and making them goggle with fear, but Will had taught her the value of silence and discretion.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
