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.

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 Meanings and Examples of BASK
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
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.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XV. HESTER AND PEARL
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.
War and Peace 5 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 13: CHAPTER XI
3  Scarlett did not care for the caresses, but she basked in the compliments.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
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.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
5  He lay and basked in the occasional stares of his comrades.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 17
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.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: Chapter 13
7  "There, there, Mrs. Meade," said the doctor, basking obviously in the praise.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
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.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 14
9  Sergey Ivanovitch liked to stretch himself on the grass in the sun, and to lie so, basking and chatting lazily.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 3: Chapter 1
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.