1
: exultant high-spirited joy : merriment
dancing with glee
2
: a part-song for usually male voices
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Examples of glee in a Sentence
They were dancing with glee.
He could hardly contain his glee over his victory.
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Much of this diaspora has also responded to Assad’s downfall with astonished glee, some rushing to return home.
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Alexander Smith, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Yet there’s much more to be said about Ohanian’s original article, as well as the glee with which conservatives seized on its headline claim as the basis for largely groundless attacks on California’s economic policies.
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Here is Ione, dark haired curls, pale skin, petal lips, her eyes asking a question, flashing glee at the answer.
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While some people expressed shock or glee, the news barely registered for Shira Cohen, who, like many participants, was observing Shabbat according to Jewish law for the first time.
—Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
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Alexander Smith, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Yet there’s much more to be said about Ohanian’s original article, as well as the glee with which conservatives seized on its headline claim as the basis for largely groundless attacks on California’s economic policies.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Here is Ione, dark haired curls, pale skin, petal lips, her eyes asking a question, flashing glee at the answer.
—Charles Bock, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024
While some people expressed shock or glee, the news barely registered for Shira Cohen, who, like many participants, was observing Shabbat according to Jewish law for the first time.
—Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Glee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glee. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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glee
noun1
: high-spirited joy
2
: an unaccompanied song for three or more voices
gleeful
adjective
-fəl
gleefully
adverb
-fə-lē
gleefulness
noun
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