How to Use revel in a Sentence

revel

1 of 2 verb
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  • The ugliest parts of me revel in the craven parts of him.
    — Krista Stevens, Longreads, 13 Mar. 2021
  • The whole point of the book, and indeed the series, is to revel in the twee-ness.
    — L.m., The Economist, 6 June 2019
  • Parscale seems to revel in the combat — at least part of the time.
    — Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2019
  • There’s a time to revel in frozen drinks, and that time is now.
    — Grace Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, 13 Apr. 2021
  • That's part of the fun, and Tobin revels in the excess.
    — Randall Roberts, chicagotribune.com, 5 Dec. 2019
  • Thunder fans had come to revel in the good times and did.
    — Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle, 9 Jan. 2020
  • Some of your neighbors may revel in the noise and the madness.
    — cleveland, 30 June 2020
  • To stay in the moment, refuse to revel in the misfortune, and stick to the task at hand.
    — SI.com, 16 Sep. 2019
  • Look up this weekend to see the full moon and Mars and revel in the wonders of the night sky.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 31 Oct. 2020
  • And this is a movie that revels in the glories of those errors.
    — K. Austin Collins, HWD, 29 May 2018
  • Old and new friends jumped up and down, reveling the swirl of the bass-heavy beats.
    — Isabel Debre, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The Longhorns’ reveling ceased as soon as their flight touched down in Austin.
    — Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, 6 Mar. 2020
  • For now, revel in the solid gold of grass and dirt beneath you.
    — Bess Matassa, Teen Vogue, 19 Aug. 2017
  • Quarterbacks revel in all of the fame and take all of the blame on a football team.
    — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 May 2021
  • Still, many are given a brief moment to revel in the high of the heist, which is close enough.
    — Jennifer Wilson, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2021
  • Much of the league seemed to revel in the stumbles of cocksure college coach.
    — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Fans of the program have been waiting 41 years to revel in the moment.
    — Connor Riley, DawgNation, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Trump reveled in making it to the gossip pages as a younger man.
    — Chris Korman, For The Win, 15 June 2018
  • Even we at For the Win did not let Bortles revel in his hot streak.
    — Steven Ruiz, For The Win, 3 Jan. 2018
  • One that asks women to not revel in their success but to still do the work.
    — Jason Parham, WIRED, 4 July 2019
  • In spring, plant-lovers around the globe head out to revel in flower and garden shows.
    — Mary Forgione, latimes.com, 2 Mar. 2018
  • Just be happy and revel in the fact that for once the safe space is the whole city or neighborhood.
    — Alim Kheraj, GQ, 18 June 2018
  • Soon that may change—the worlds will cry out for names as astronomers revel in their study and come to know them.
    — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 22 Feb. 2017
  • James was soaking in the cheers, reveling in the pressure.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland.com, 29 Apr. 2018
  • Readers will revel in picking up the book's analogues to the film.
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2022
  • All reveled among the house’s shocking-pink decor and sunlit views.
    — Vogue, 3 July 2018
  • Now put on this unashamedly old-school sports wrap and revel in the bombproofness.
    — Outside Online, 15 May 2018
  • But stick with it, go with it, and revel in the pleasure of being spoken to as an adult.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 14 Oct. 2022
  • This is about opening up flow state and finding a new way to revel.
    — Corey Seymour, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2018
  • Yiannopoulos reveled in this chaos; the chaos was by far the most compelling aspect of his tour.
    — Alexander Nazaryan, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2018
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revel

2 of 2 noun
  • Cut the chocolate revel bars in slices and grab for an on-the-go snack.
    — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2023
  • If a renegade dares turn against the crowd, the crowd teams up against them, then returns to its revels.
    — Robin Sloan, The Atlantic, 10 May 2018
  • But Whelan and her circus troupe of a cast revel in the sheer silliness of it all.
    — NOLA.com, 5 June 2017
  • The honeymoon phase will be short-lived, so help your loved one revel in it.
    — Kris Frieswick, WSJ, 13 May 2022
  • These revel bars are an all-time favorite of many on the Better Homes and Gardens staff.
    — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2022
  • The play no longer takes place during a midsummer revel on the estate.
    — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 18 July 2017
  • This is a club that knows its past, that revels in its traditions, ‘a grand old team to play for and a grand old team to support’, as the song goes.
    — SI.com, 18 May 2018
  • Young and old revel in stories that inspire peace and goodwill.
    — courant.com, 9 Dec. 2019
  • This project revels in the music fandom that makes Del Rey such a genius herself.
    — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The cast revel in this challenge, all working in concert to create the illusion of what isn't there.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Fans of the game revel in watching tour players launch moon balls that fly forever.
    — Dave Shedloski, WSJ, 16 June 2022
  • But Gyllenhaal revels in it, doing two things at the same time, blurring the edges between them.
    — Belinda Luscombe, Time, 8 Aug. 2019
  • The show revels in both raunch and darkness, wrapping it up with quirky yet ruthless one-liners, and tops it off with canned laughter.
    — Darcie Wilder, The Cut, 21 Aug. 2017
  • As a band from the former communist Yugoslavia, Laibach knows oppressive regimes; in fact, the band revels in it.
    — Charles Maynes, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2017
  • Chipotle takes on the swagger of a financial dom and revels in telling you to cough up an extra $2, you little worm.
    — Michelle Santiago Cortés, refinery29.com, 10 Feb. 2020
  • Sunset Overdrive is a big, dumb, fast shooter that knows its place in the big, dumb gaming pantheon and, quite frankly, revels in it.
    — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 17 Nov. 2018
  • The three-time champion revels in the discomfort of being booed and hated.
    — Tom Withers, The Seattle Times, 30 Apr. 2017
  • Everyone with eyes to see knows that there’s a new war coming, and that only gives the revels more urgency.
    — Cory Doctorow, latimes.com, 11 June 2019
  • The third season of Stranger Things, like the first two seasons, revels in the fun, funny, nostalgic detritus of 1980s pop culture.
    — Noah Berlatsky, The Verge, 8 July 2019
  • Trump loves to surround himself with military men and revels in his role as commander-in-chief.
    — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 18 May 2017
  • In truth, the show revels in skewering both sides, taking more shots at Robin’s atheism than Nate’s faith, for example.
    — Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 18 June 2019
  • American Gods revels in the beauty and power of faith, but this show isn't afraid to admit that gods are created by humans.
    — Annalee Newitz, Ars Technica, 21 June 2017
  • The new location revels in its place on the map, offering up stunning views of the downtown Miami skyline and Biscayne Bay from the open-air top floors.
    — Richard Tribou, OrlandoSentinel.com, 6 May 2018
  • His unchecked abuse of the platform authorizes harassment and trolling from the highest levels of our society — revels in it, even.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Oct. 2019
  • Master Bath After a decade spent sharing a 50-square-foot bathroom, the couple revels in their new resortlike space.
    — Miranda Crowell, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • The Marc Jacobs turns convention on its head and revels in joyous paradoxes.
    — Vogue, 31 May 2019
  • When the Parks go away on a camping trip, the drunken revels and smashed glassware leads the Park clan to a discovery that leads to increasingly sinister and bloody doings.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 29 Oct. 2019
  • Not infrequently, his revels ended with him missing the last train home and retreating to the office to sleep under a desk, where a staffer might discover him with a shriek the next day.
    — Nr Editors, National Review, 11 July 2019
  • The Art Basel bacchanal returns to Miami Beach this winter, packed with enough fairs, dinners, and late-night revels to exhaust even the most ambitious gallery girl.
    — Emily Cronin, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 Nov. 2013
  • Yet possibly the greatest threat to his successful protection is that the celebrity and self-described troll revels in the public eye and thrives on attention.
    — Deanna Paul, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2019

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