Example Sentences

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Just over four weeks ago, she was basking in a landslide election victory, but polls published this week suggest that the honeymoon is souring.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Newsom noted that state government previously was basking in huge surpluses.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2023

Children and adults alike came to visit Yulia, who was basking on the beach behind protective metal bars, sometimes galumphing in the sand, apparently not bothered by her audience.

From Reuters • May 15, 2023

Back in Indianapolis, Saturday was basking in the congratulations he’d been receiving after taking so many barbs for taking the job.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2022

The Weasley twins and Lee Jordan were tickling the tentacles of a giant squid, which was basking in the warm shallows.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling