How to Use glee in a Sentence

glee

noun
  • They were dancing with glee.
  • He could hardly contain his glee over his victory.
  • The Democrats, the news media and The Denver Post are all dancing with glee.
    Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2019
  • The expression on her face is one of pure joy, of sheer glee.
    Douglas Watson, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2022
  • There was also a lot of glee in Trump World about the Warren surge.
    Jonah Goldberg, National Review, 2 Oct. 2019
  • Our tester dogs loved playing fetch with this toy and chased it around the yard with glee.
    Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Our tester dogs loved playing fetch with this toy and chased it around the yard with glee.
    Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2024
  • These nine stand-up tours are sure to get you through the sweaty summer months with glee.
    Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week Us, theweek, 11 June 2024
  • But the series doesn’t treat death with the perverse glee of a cheesy ’90s hit — at least not yet.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2021
  • But there are reasons for the White House to temper its glee.
    W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The tune is peak Christmas cheer, a song about the childlike glee the season can bring.
    Vulture, 1 Dec. 2022
  • From the afterlife, Michael and Janet watch her progress with glee.
    Scott Meslow, GQ, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Pierre jumped up and down with glee, making the floorboards shake.
    Robert F. Worth, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2018
  • At one point, Blunt grabs hold of a rope and pauses to beam with unfeigned glee.
    Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2021
  • The boys plucked with glee, with a satisfying tug and snap of the stem, and the weight of the cherries felt good in the palms of our hands.
    Vanessa Hua, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 May 2018
  • All of this is why Lewis greeted news of the Epik breach with relief — and a measure of glee.
    Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2021
  • The world came to Houston to cover the case that even the British tabloids digested with great glee.
    Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 31 Jan. 2018
  • The horn and lights put a look in his eyes that is a combination of glee and mischief.
    BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2021
  • The boy behind me, however, sped up and slid down it with glee.
    The Editors, Outside Online, 4 May 2022
  • Christmas is a time that's filled with glee, so look for your prize under your tree!
    Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, 11 Sep. 2019
  • Sunny Hostin turned to ask Teta, while all of the other cohosts looked on with glee.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The author, dubbed Lady Whistledown, spills all the tea to the shock of the upper class and the glee of the audience.
    Lauren Hill, chicagotribune.com, 22 Jan. 2021
  • Hart got a from-above shot of the moment, showing Jameson’s eyes closed with glee.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 7 Mar. 2018
  • Other girls covered their faces with joy and jumped around with glee.
    Greg Cannella, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Haley poured in the clinching putt, jumped with glee and then burst into tears.
    Beth Ann Nichols, azcentral, 24 May 2018
  • That was the theater-kid side of him, reacting with utter glee at the irony and meta-ness of it all.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 25 July 2023
  • Twitter was awash with Lions fans shock, glee and anger.
    Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2020
  • Fans could use some fresh moments to relive with wide-eyed glee.
    Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 22 May 2018
  • There might have been an unconscious malice — a glee — to my pounce.
    Lili Anolik, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
  • For those who can find glee in this, the possibilities are endless.
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2024

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