How to Use bask in a Sentence

bask

verb
  • We sat basking in the sun.
  • Tourists were basking on the beaches.
  • He stood before the audience, basking in their applause.
  • Skinks don’t hang out and bask in the sun the way other lizards do.
    Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2021
  • Light up your backyard this spring and bask in the warm glow of these Addlon string lights.
    Nishka Dhawan, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Doctors and lawyers live here but not celebrities basking in the limelight.
    Zoë Dare Hall, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Turner also turned to social media to bask in the birthday love.
    Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Feb. 2021
  • Dwight basking in the adulation of his band of misfits, all of whom adore him for being so adorable.
    Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
  • What better time to slip on a pair of Ray-Bans (which his firm produces) and bask by the pool?
    The Economist, 13 Mar. 2021
  • Its vast forests and waterways provide recreation and respite — a place to bask in the beauty of untrammeled nature.
    Mark Dayton, Star Tribune, 9 Mar. 2021
  • This season, there are 26 schools that can bask in the achievement of having both of their basketball teams earn selections.
    USA Today, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Outside the window, banana trees wave a warm Accompong welcome while flora bask in the cool mountain breeze.
    Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2021
  • This symphony sees Mozart both within and without — too old to be a rosy-cheeked wunderkind, too young to bask in high society’s patronage.
    Hannah Edgar, chicagotribune.com, 30 Mar. 2021
  • This is what so many Houstonians can't wait to do: bask in the sunshine right near the beaches of Galveston Island.
    Alison Medley, Chron, 11 Mar. 2021
  • The first one to solve the riddle gets to bask in their win the rest of the day.
    Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 13 Feb. 2023
  • When you’re done, take a dip in the pool or bask in the warm sun on the deck.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2022
  • In the meantime, the Browns and Chubb will bask in the joy of a win-win deal.
    cleveland, 2 Aug. 2021
  • Look for the sun to come out, and get ready to bask in its rays.
    Essence, 1 Oct. 2024
  • But for one day, anyway, the Rams could bask in the glow of a win.
    Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2022
  • Meanwhile, the team is basking in the success of the film.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Lisa Hochstein is basking in the love of her new boyfriend.
    Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Biles has more than earned the right to bask in her glory!
    Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Many of us yearn to be outdoors, to take to the road, to travel, to bask on a beach.
    Washington Post, 12 June 2021
  • Take a seat in this smooth chair to bask in the rays of the sun, take a quick nap or catch up with a friend.
    Casey Clark, Forbes, 15 June 2021
  • Shop this brand’s fan-favorite pieces and get ready to bask in the warm sun—in style.
    Nishka Dhawan, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2021
  • The Muppets bask in its glow while the pieces of their would-be film lay strewn around them.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN, 23 Jan. 2022
  • Chandler is not the type of person to bask in the limelight.
    Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 May 2022
  • But who will be left at Compound to bask in that light?
    Deborah Vankin Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2021
  • There, perhaps, the Queen herself might bask in the warmth of their glow from afar.
    Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 29 July 2022
  • Just switch it on and let your skin bask in the overnight hydration.
    Sarah Y. Wu, Marie Claire, 7 Apr. 2021

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