gratifyingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Mr. Järvi led a scorching performance, with the orchestra and both choruses gratifyingly unconstrained.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
In “Poor Things,” liberation sets in gratifyingly early, and Lanthimos follows it through to its strange, thrilling, not-at-all-logical conclusion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
The artistic fruits of that approach were gratifyingly confirmed during the poorly attended show on Saturday.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2023
After cooling, each center was sunken and gratifyingly chewy.
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2023
This seemed gratifyingly macho, and I examined it with interest, as if it were a rare mineral.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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