take pleasure
Example Sentences
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Aristotle recognized that we take pleasure in viewing fictional representations of tragedies, suffering and mutilated corpses that would repulse us if we confronted them in reality.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
If you are one of those feeling smug because you predicted this, did you take pleasure in the 4-0 defeat four years ago, or the 4-0 before that, or the 5-0 before that?
From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025
He seems to take pleasure in making everything personal.
From Slate • Nov. 8, 2025
But others seem to take pleasure in antagonizing residents by speaking to them disrespectfully, she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2023
At some point in the future, she knew from listening to the second-year students, she would begin to take pleasure in her competence.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
