gratification
Example Sentences
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In the newsroom, current events and editors provided an onslaught of tasks that offered intellectual stimulation, variety and reliable gratification.
“Bat,” Mr. Grayson answered, “sometimes we have to wait. It’s good practice to delay gratification.”
From Literature
The way we’ve chosen to attack entitlement or instant gratification is to practice gratitude and to serve selflessly.
From Los Angeles Times
Humans do not have consistent preferences, especially when it comes to weighing current advantage against much greater gains from deferred gratification.
She told the inquiry the men "prioritised personal gratification and their careers over the wellbeing of their families" and claimed "the deceit and collusion went high up the chain."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
