be gratified by
Example Sentences
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Woolley and Hood surely would be gratified by the Preservation Commission’s finding:
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025
"The fantasy of two-all going to The Oval had been enchanting to both sets of fans; only the dimmest partisans so crave trophies as to be gratified by non-results," he wrote.
From BBC • Jul. 24, 2023
Both constituencies will be gratified by Lisa Hurwitz’s crisp, straightforward documentary, which tells the story of a bygone and beloved institution that revolutionized dining and embodied American ideals at their most egalitarian and pluralistic.
From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2022
Ultimately, few of those involved in Mr. Koch’s grand jury narrative, which stretches over more than four years, would appear to be gratified by the results.
From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2014
The latter, it was supposed, would be gratified by the loan of the jewels, and would cease from troubling.
From Omens and Superstitions of Southern India by Thurston, Edgar
