Example Sentences

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"It didn't work out for us this time around. There are pleasing signs but certainly areas we can improve on."

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

Sometimes, these hallucinations are pleasing and generate feelings of profound insight.

From Slate • Aug. 20, 2024

Her current online presence is centered on “the need to expose myself to things that are pleasing and bring me joy.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2023

Their will intentionally make their junk foods colorful and vibrant to look at, and have textures that are pleasing to the touch.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2023

Arrange the window shades so that the window space and the depth of the shade are pleasing in their relation to each other.

From The Teaching of Art Related to the Home Suggestions for content and method in related art instruction in the vocational program in home economics by Education, Federal Board for Vocational