Example Sentences

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Kosovan said Aslin had pleased guilty, repented, and cooperated with investigators.

From Reuters • Jun. 24, 2022

He told Khashoggi that public comments praising Saudi reforms, including a decision to allow women to drive, had pleased the crown prince.

From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2018

The edges and tones of the words had pleased Qumqam, reminding him of other times and places.

From Slate • Feb. 6, 2017

Though the opera had pleased audiences, it did not please Stalin.

From The New Yorker • May 26, 2016

Nothing in the world, nothing she had ever seen or heard, had pleased her more than this crazy plunge down a waterfall in the total darkness.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman