GLEE in a Sentence
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16 example sentences for GLEE, such as:
1. He passed the night in glee and gladness.
2. He was a charming mixture of glum and glee.
3. With difficulty she restrained a smile of glee.
4. Rosamond was full of glee and pleasure all the time I stayed.
5. He sat down then and contemplated the youth's appetite with glee.
2. He was a charming mixture of glum and glee.
3. With difficulty she restrained a smile of glee.
4. Rosamond was full of glee and pleasure all the time I stayed.
5. He sat down then and contemplated the youth's appetite with glee.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of GLEE
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glee
n. great merriment
n. malicious satisfaction
Classic Sentence:
1 With difficulty she restrained a smile of glee.
2 Rene roared at this, his small monkey eyes dancing with glee as he whacked Tommy on his twisted back.
3 The water was warm, and he splashed about like a very boy in his glee.
4 The forest seemed a vast hive of men buzzing about in frantic circles, but the cheery man conducted the youth without mistakes, until at last he began to chuckle with glee and self-satisfaction.
5 He sat down then and contemplated the youth's appetite with glee.
6 The solo over, a duet followed, and then a glee: a joyous conversational murmur filled up the intervals.
7 Every one seemed in high glee; laughter and conversation were general and animated.
8 Rosamond was full of glee and pleasure all the time I stayed.
9 'That, you see,' said Mr. Peggotty, bending over me with great glee, 'meets two objects.'
10 'Thank you, Trotwood,' returned Mr. Dick, laughing, and reaching across in high glee to shake hands with me.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 45. MR. DICK FULFILS MY AUNT'S PREDICTIONS
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 45. MR. DICK FULFILS MY AUNT'S PREDICTIONS
11 They would sing so for hours, melody after melody, glee after glee, till the last pale light died down on the horizon, till the first dark night clouds came forth and night fell.
12 On the face of the wag Zherkov there suddenly appeared a stupid smile of glee which he seemed unable to suppress.
13 After the usual carols had been sung, we set them to songs and glees.
Example Sentence:
1 He was a charming mixture of glum and glee.
2 He passed the night in glee and gladness.
3 Manufacturers are rubbing their hands with glee as they prepare to cash in.