gratified

Example Sentences

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"We are gratified by the jury's verdict in our favor," a Boeing spokesperson said in a statement to AFP.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

She speculates that its harsh reception may have to some degree gratified its author who, after all, “did mean to write a savage, cruel, and gloomy novel.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Park has been gratified to see just how far his Korean palace cuisine mission has reached.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2025

“I’m gratified that Michael wanted to come back.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2025

Edna was not so consciously gratified at her husband’s leaving home as she had been over the departure of her father.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin