pleasure

Example Sentences

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"He was just taking pleasure out of telling us, it was so horrific," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

"Of course I would invest in Cuba, and I would do so with great pleasure," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

Figuring out with him how everything works—the movie is slathered with science talk that greatly enhances the credibility—is a pleasure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The whole pleasure of this project is that you get to decide where on the sugar dial the thing lands.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

There was a murmuring of surprise—some in pleasure, some in unease—and then each dryad turned to her own tree, snapped off a large branch, and came forward, holding it in her arms.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell