gratified
Example Sentences
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Yet many frustrated and alarmed American parents are probably gratified that at least their leaders are finally trying something.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
"I don't know whether to feel gratified by the vindication or annoyed by the amount of time I wasted in pointing out that the numbers were clearly wrong," he says.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
When I asked El-Erian about the Fed, I was gratified to hear him address one of my pet peeves: the dim-bulb types who proudly declare themselves to be data-dependent, full stop.
From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025
His way with words even saves his life, since the man he crosses happens to be heartbroken and easily gratified by his trespasser’s willingness to pull a Cyrano de Bergerac on his behalf.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2025
As the husky voice scraped inexorably on, she ventured to raise her head a little, and was gratified to see that Judith too was peeking.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
