pleased

Example Sentences

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“We are pleased to have reached a tentative agreement with UAW Local 2093 at our Three Rivers Manufacturing Facility with a four-year contract,” a Dauch Corp. spokesman said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"I was really pleased, I cried," Cecil's son John told the BBC, after he learned his campaign to have his father's name added had been recognised.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Stock investors may not love it — but bond investors already heavily engaged in funding the AI buildout are pleased.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Investors are clearly pleased, believing that Ford will capitalize on growing power demand, mainly because of the boom in AI data center building.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

“Acorn! That is a curious name for a ship,” she said, but the name pleased her all the same, since it reminded her of home.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood