On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Gleeful. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as elated or joyful and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Gleeful meaning
Exuberantly or triumphantly joyful.
Using Gleeful
- The main meaning on this page is: Exuberantly or triumphantly joyful.
- Useful related words include: elated, joyful, jubilant, joyous.
- In the example corpus, gleeful often appears in combinations such as: the gleeful, of gleeful, his gleeful.
Context around Gleeful
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gleeful
- In this selection, "gleeful" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, same, almost, seemed, gloating, hooting and reddit stand out and add context to how "gleeful" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include also seemed gleeful at the and and a gleeful trotman who. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gleeful" sits close to words such as aas, abaco and abramovich, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gleeful
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But lately their tone has changed from despair to gleeful gloating. (11 words)
Gleeful Reddit-based investors have since pushed shares up another 120%. (11 words)
Republicans are almost gleeful at her return to the campaign stage. (11 words)
Donning various impeccably crisp t-shirts, Walker bounces off this energy, as his gleeful, hooting reactions to stunts are a delight — plus, Walker delivers the infamous "stare and drive" sequence with all the dumb bravado it deserves. (37 words)
The menu Gareth has developed in the last decade is like no other – a gleeful riff on all his favourite ever dishes, reimagined as elevated, perfect versions; the very best that they can be. (34 words)
Max was busy having a drink when he was interrupted by Bobby wanting to know how Kyle was doing, who just happened to enter the bar with a gleeful smile. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
But lately their tone has changed from despair to gleeful gloating.
Donning various impeccably crisp t-shirts, Walker bounces off this energy, as his gleeful, hooting reactions to stunts are a delight — plus, Walker delivers the infamous "stare and drive" sequence with all the dumb bravado it deserves.
Gleeful Reddit-based investors have since pushed shares up another 120%.
I have seen the same videos as Pfeffer and have listened to all the “”s from the Hamas raiders, and their gleeful references to killing “Jews” (not “Israelis”).
Max was busy having a drink when he was interrupted by Bobby wanting to know how Kyle was doing, who just happened to enter the bar with a gleeful smile.
Nigeria is pitiably experiencing societal decay, harsh economic policies, inflation and insecurity in a gleeful apogee.
To be sure, there are many other gleeful opinions that have been shared online about and its Canadian royals storyline, and certainly some that skew harsh and overtly negative.
When asked how he planned to enjoy his Keno windfall, the gleeful man revealed he was still too shaken up by the winning news to make any immediate plans.
When he eventually narrated his experience to me, with a gleeful look on his face, I wondered at the total absence of an ego in his being.
You can’t convince me it wasn’t intentional!” says Weaver, with a gleeful shriek of laughter.
And a gleeful Trotman, who was about to be substituted, put the icing on the cake for St Benedict’s as he chested the loose ball into the open net.
Backstage shots of a gleeful, record-breaking, Grammy-winning Taylor Swift follow.
I’m sure the producers were gleeful with the outcome and wanted the drama.
Keaton performs with the same gleeful hamminess he exhibited in the first film, which was made prior to his turn as Batman and brush with international stardom.
Outside Villajoyosa, the news of Kuzminov’s death has been met with reactions ranging from gleeful celebrations to dismissive shrugs.
Republicans are almost gleeful at her return to the campaign stage.
Retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who was a witness at the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, also seemed gleeful at the thought of Musk being persecuted.
The clip then cuts to the gleeful influencer on the plane after she boards her flight without questioning.
The menu Gareth has developed in the last decade is like no other – a gleeful riff on all his favourite ever dishes, reimagined as elevated, perfect versions; the very best that they can be.
The narrator is devastated, but the girl seems to have moved beyond it to the point she’s practically gleeful.
Common combinations with gleeful
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the gleeful 6×
- of gleeful 5×
- his gleeful 4×
- with gleeful 4×
- other gleeful 3×
- their gleeful 2×
- were gleeful 2×
- almost gleeful 2×
- gleeful at 2×
- gleeful in 2×