Sentence examples similar to long basking from inspiring English sources

Ohio has long basked in the presidential spotlight.

It has long basked in the reflected glory of its information-technology firms.

Uganda has long basked in the praise of the international community over its swift and progressive response to its crippling HIV/Aids epidemic.

Baker won a reputation as an independent force, willing to go after a president of his own party, and Thompson has long basked in his refracted sheen (even though Nixon did indeed fret to aides in May 1973 that Thompson was "dumb as hell").

Athletes have long basked in the happy glow that follows a good workout.

He was the first of only two field-marshals ever created in the army.Yet his retirement since 1973 was not one long bask in glory.

For too long Coors, basking in its regional popularity, neglected marketing and concentrated on product quality.

After standing silently for a seriously long time, basking in the audience screams, he launched into the most scattered, random acceptance speech of all time.

The largest is the 25-foot-long basking shark, which visits in summer months.

And then the fourth was probably the best tennis I've ever played!" Kyrgios did not have long to bask in glory however, with inclement weather condensing the tournament schedule and forcing the youngster to face Milos Raonic less than 24 hours later.

Three long-term tracked basking sharks demonstrated inter-annual site fidelity, returning to the same coastal waters in the year following tag deployment, with two returning to within the boundaries of the proposed MPA.