How to Use bask in a Sentence

bask

verb
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  • We sat basking in the sun.
  • Tourists were basking on the beaches.
  • He stood before the audience, basking in their applause.
  • The first one to solve the riddle gets to bask in their win the rest of the day.
    — Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 13 Feb. 2023
  • When you’re done, take a dip in the pool or bask in the warm sun on the deck.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2022
  • In the meantime, the Browns and Chubb will bask in the joy of a win-win deal.
    — cleveland, 2 Aug. 2021
  • Look for the sun to come out, and get ready to bask in its rays.
    — Essence, 1 Oct. 2024
  • But for one day, anyway, the Rams could bask in the glow of a win.
    — Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2022
  • Meanwhile, the team is basking in the success of the film.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Skinks don’t hang out and bask in the sun the way other lizards do.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2021
  • Lisa Hochstein is basking in the love of her new boyfriend.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Biles has more than earned the right to bask in her glory!
    — Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Many of us yearn to be outdoors, to take to the road, to travel, to bask on a beach.
    — Washington Post, 12 June 2021
  • Take a seat in this smooth chair to bask in the rays of the sun, take a quick nap or catch up with a friend.
    — Casey Clark, Forbes, 15 June 2021
  • Shop this brand’s fan-favorite pieces and get ready to bask in the warm sun—in style.
    — Nishka Dhawan, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2021
  • The Muppets bask in its glow while the pieces of their would-be film lay strewn around them.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 23 Jan. 2022
  • Chandler is not the type of person to bask in the limelight.
    — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 May 2022
  • But who will be left at Compound to bask in that light?
    — Deborah Vankin Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Light up your backyard this spring and bask in the warm glow of these Addlon string lights.
    — Nishka Dhawan, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2021
  • There, perhaps, the Queen herself might bask in the warmth of their glow from afar.
    — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 29 July 2022
  • Just switch it on and let your skin bask in the overnight hydration.
    — Sarah Y. Wu, Marie Claire, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Families basked in the grass; kids splashed in the shallow end.
    — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Fett had never seen someone bask in a kill the same way.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2020
  • Once ready, Tenney takes some time to bask in the morning soleil.
    — André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 19 July 2022
  • Just screw them in, turn them on, pair them with the Wyze mobile app and bask in the glow of dirt-cheap smart light.
    — Cnet, SFChronicle.com, 27 Sep. 2020
  • Tyson gets to bask in the good P.R. and cash in on government contracts.
    — Jan Dutkiewicz, The New Republic, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Every year, thousands flock to the Catskills, New York to bask in the beauty of the fall foliage.
    — Anna Haines, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • What better time to slip on a pair of Ray-Bans (which his firm produces) and bask by the pool?
    — The Economist, 13 Mar. 2021
  • Scroll through our fashion time capsule to bask in some historical moments that made 2024 a year to remember.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Don Johnson is basking in all the family love this holiday season.
    — Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024

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