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Some workers in Memphis believe bosses are determined to lay eyes on their employees, either to gratify their egos or to fill expensive office leases, regardless of any real business benefit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2023

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

“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

This outcome is rare in the contemporary dating scene, but “Heated Rivalry” gratifies the hope that such a future is possible.

From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2026

Eating gratifies all the senses: We take in the aroma of a handsome dish, delight at the sound of a sizzling steak or crave the crunch of a crusty baguette.

From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2023

We're not in the same sport exactly, but it's the same milieu, and the fact that tour players know who I am and respect what I do gratifies me to no end.

From Golf Digest ● Nov. 13, 2018

Because it gratifies a craving for Frenchitude—for a stereotypical cinematic blend of freewheeling possibility and sociable leisure, of loose emotional indulgence protected by official institutions.

From The New Yorker ● Mar. 23, 2016

If he gratifies one he will offend another; those that are not favoured will think themselves injured; and, since favours can be conferred but upon few, the greater number will be always discontented.”

From Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale by William Beckford

"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

Woolley and Hood surely would be gratified by the Preservation Commission’s finding:

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025

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

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2025

Ms Malone said she was relieved and gratified to know officers were challenging "archaic beliefs and questioning the integrity of those responsible for administering policy and procedure".

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2025

“That’s right,” said Colonel Kom, nodding, gratified immeasurably by Yossarian’s guileless surprise and bewilderment.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

“I get to be a decision-maker in a lot of these conversations. It’s really gratifying, and it’s something that I think is not lost on me at all.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

“I mean, it’s amazing, and it’s really gratifying too. It’s nice to know that you’re doing a business that’s really helping people.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

The weather was gorgeous and the warmth of their friend’s large family was gratifying.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

"I hadn't been on stage in 16 years, so terrifying as it was, it was one of the most gratifying things I've ever done within acting," he said.

From BBC ● May 1, 2026

In any case, the child’s free spirit and rebellious nature were gratifying to Pedro Tercero.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende