pleasurable

Example Sentences

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The particular choice of pattern or cartoon character for that first plate is a decision that feels weighty but pleasurable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

Endorphins are the brain's "happy chemicals" and are released both to reduce stress and pain and in response to pleasurable experiences, such as laughing with friends over a truly terrible Christmas cracker joke.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

But by the end of Season 11, the cast dynamics were too broken to make for a pleasurable viewing experience.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

Not performatively fun, not “I’m smiling through gritted teeth” fun, but genuinely pleasurable, in that way long projects can feel when the rhythm carries you.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2025

She always dressed impeccably for her duties as hostess, in a pillbox hat, tweed suit, and beige gloves: taking coffee from her sure hand he’d found pleasurable.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson