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How to use basked in a sentence

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Lions and panthers sauntered in their enclosures in search of a cool shade while elephants basked for most part of the day in little ponds.
As Europe basked in the Enlightenment, Popish superstition and its stablemate monarchical absolutism appeared to be receding into the past.
I basked for a while in the warmth, breathing deeply as my stresses drifted away.
The deep channel often had a strong current but we still persevered and swam out to the sandbanks to join the seals who basked there.
He basked in the reflected glory of being with the world's most photographed woman.
As a gratifyingly sheepish look passed over my hairdresser's face, I basked in my brief moment of triumph.
She basked in the glow of it, without understanding or comprehension, as a plant receives sunlight.
Poppy, delighted to be the centre of attention, simply sat down and basked in the glory but budge one inch she would not.
Britain basked last month because of a high-pressure weather system that arrived and stayed for more than two weeks.
But he sorted that out, and for the rest of his long life, basked in the afterglow of the Kennedy White House.
For the rest of the time, we basked in glorious sunshine and, in the evening, watched the sun dip below the western sea with just a few clouds obscuring its decline.
Mehlman, a man seemingly born in a well-pressed suit, basked in the victory, relaxed in a flannel shirt.
Fans also basked under unbroken blue skies at the Fairyhouse racecourse.
All basked for precious moments in the attention and adulation.
Close to the path a male adder basked on a rock, his triangular markings a shock of modern design against the pale, uniform surface.
It was not that long ago that we basked in the seemingly effortless prosperity of globalization.
On a beautiful Saturday evening, Queen Victoria Park basked in the glow of one of the largest fireworks shows Niagara has ever witnessed.
During those years bureaucrats basked in their newfound freedoms, convinced that it was their obligation to tell on their corrupt colleagues.
When I pray, I don't always feel basked in the presence of God, and I don't always feel as though God will answer my prayer.
We basked in his world fame while demanding his accountability to us as Canadians.
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The loss of that favor in which, as in a sunshine, he basked, is a bereavement too great to be borne.
So he basked and smoked and drank his ale, retelling the ancient stories, and hiccuping forth the ancient sermons.
He slept a good deal after dinner, or basked in the arbours of the pleasant inn-gardens.
Bill completely filled a chair, where he basked in the evening sunlight.
Tim beamed and basked, and Debra nodded solemnly from her throne.
He fell down prostrate and basked in him as a Neapolitan beggar does in the sun.
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