pleasurable

Example Sentences

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His “more real” is frustrating, pleasurable, terrifying, exalting, and as familiar as our own peculiar families.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 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

Her fingers moved across my face like a pianist working through complicated scales as she tackled lymphatic drainage and the loosening of my jaw — a pleasurable experience that wasn’t uncomfortable even once.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

One study found that cues associated with highly pleasurable foods activate the reward centers in the brain, and the degree of activation predicts weight gain.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2025

The thought was calming and pleasurable, and not desperate at all.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan