well-pleased
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Athena well-pleased left Olympus and glided down to Ithaca.
From Literature
There standing at the door was Saruman himself, looking well-fed and well-pleased; his eyes gleamed with malice and amusement.
From Literature
"The Philippine government presents a whitewashed view of Rodrigo Duterte's drug war that paints a ludicrous veneer of civility and lawfulness. They will be well-pleased by the first two episodes of Amo," said deputy Asia director Phelim Kine.
From BBC
Wang Lung rose then, well-pleased, and he laughed and said, “Now we are friends, and have you no son for my second daughter?”
From Literature
But after he had bowed and gone away well-pleased, he said to himself, “The thing may be done,” and he looked at his young daughter when he came home and she was a pretty child and her mother had bound her feet well, so that she moved about with small graceful steps.
From Literature
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