BASK in a Sentence
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17 example sentences for BASK, such as:
1. A cat was basking on the window sill.
2. A colony of seals lay basking in the sun.
3. The officer basked in the adulation of his followers.
4. I like to lie on the sunny beach, basking in the sunshine.
5. He lay and basked in the occasional stares of his comrades.
2. A colony of seals lay basking in the sun.
3. The officer basked in the adulation of his followers.
4. I like to lie on the sunny beach, basking in the sunshine.
5. He lay and basked in the occasional stares of his comrades.
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Meanings and Examples of BASK
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bask
v. luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
Classic Sentence:
1 He needed to bask himself in that smile, he said, in order that the chill of so many lonely hours among his books might be taken off the scholar's heart.
2 Now it would roll on its back, yelping with delight, now bask in the sun with a thoughtful air of importance, and now frolic about playing with a chip of wood or a straw.
3 Scarlett did not care for the caresses, but she basked in the compliments.
4 As he basked in the smiles of the girls and was patted and complimented by the old men, he had felt growing within him the strength to do mighty deeds of arms.
5 He lay and basked in the occasional stares of his comrades.
6 The cows had been let out into their paddock, and their smooth sides were already shining with their new, sleek, spring coats; they basked in the sunshine and lowed to go to the meadow.
7 "There, there, Mrs. Meade," said the doctor, basking obviously in the praise.
8 All this was in the natural order of things, and the orchid basking in its artificially created atmosphere could round the delicate curves of its petals undisturbed by the ice on the panes.
9 Sergey Ivanovitch liked to stretch himself on the grass in the sun, and to lie so, basking and chatting lazily.
Example Sentence:
1 Relaxing on the beach, they bask so completely that fell asleep.
2 A cloud like a fluffy white crocodile basked at the bottom of the vast open fan of fading turquoise sky.
3 The officer basked in the adulation of his followers.
4 Bea basked in the balmy vernal breezes, happy that winter was coming to an end.
5 A cat was basking on the window sill.
6 A colony of seals lay basking in the sun.
7 I like to lie on the sunny beach, basking in the sunshine.
8 Both President Bush and Tony Blair struck an upbeat note, basking in long awaited unity on Iraq.