How to Use glee in a Sentence

glee

noun

• They were dancing with glee.
• He could hardly contain his glee over his victory.
• Idiot glee is a kind of sheer joy at the mad fact of the world.
  — Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Dec. 2024
• The Democrats, the news media and The Denver Post are all dancing with glee.
  — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2019
• Frankly, the idea of a 4 a.m. snowmobile ride does not fill me with glee.
  — National Geographic, 4 Mar. 2016
• 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
• The glee in watching the Celtics stumble around in the first half, bricking jump shots.
  — Bud Shaw, cleveland.com, 17 Oct. 2017
• 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
• Instead, these questions are met with smiles and whoops of glee.
  — Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, 26 Jan. 2018
• 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 Best Part: There's this innocent glee in all of Chance's music.
  — Matt Miller, Esquire, 6 Dec. 2016
• 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
• Supporters of the movement can barely disguise their glee.
  — David Gilbert, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Feb 2025