pleasure
noun
the state or feeling of being pleased.
Example Sentences
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My husband enjoyed humble pleasures, and he had two favorite fast-casual restaurants where the food was good.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Touch some grass: From the archives: Ben Mathis-Lilley examines the pleasures and benefits of getting out and mowing the lawn.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
They talk to us about their party’s failures, the route to indyref2 and guilty pleasures.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Comedy capers like this usually deflate in the third act when their pleasures get punctured by unfunny gunfire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
So they tolerated some limited, basic human pleasures.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
