please

Example Sentences

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“All I’m going to say,” Ms. Ballard told the reporter, “is please do your research on editors before trusting them with your work.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

His motives are obvious: He’s a bully and it’s fun for him to watch people debase themselves to please him.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Oh God, please don’t make me explain it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

He adds that he has "always had limited engagement with social media and public opinion" as he knows that "no one will be able to please everybody".

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

It must be a joke, and nothing could please Father better than a scriptural joke.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom