gratify

Example Sentences

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The pangram from yesterday’s Spelling Bee was gratify.

From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2022

To counteract the grease, you’ll want to home in on the kale-blue cheese slaw or the watermelon-feta-mint salad, a pair of sides that will gratify the palate and settle your conscience.

From Washington Post • Jul. 5, 2022

Too often, ads are written to gratify sellers rather than bring in buyers, according to Saatchi.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2022

It enacts the experience, purposefully discommoding that part of the audience that has long expected plays to gratify their emotional pleasures and endorse their sense of moral righteousness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2020

“Oh, I will go by all means,” I answered: and I was glad of the unexpected opportunity to gratify my much-excited curiosity.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë