glory
noun
very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown.
were glorying
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past progressiveof glory.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He knew perfectly well that, while the Webster men were glorying in his victory over Calhoun, the Calhoun men were equally jubilant in celebrating Calhoun's victory over him.
From The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style by Daniel Webster
Killdeer were glorying in the moonlight and night flight, and cried in pure, clear notes as they sailed over the water.
From The Harvester by Gene Stratton-Porter
"You cannot conquer America," he cried when men were glorying in Howe's successes over Washington.
From History of the English People, Volume VIII Modern England, 1760-1815 by John Richard Green
The sturdy fight which the Islanders were making appealed strongly to many patriotic Americans who were glorying in the traditions of the struggle their own forefathers had made a century and a quarter earlier.
From The Story of General Pershing by Everett T.
