gratified

Example Sentences

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But he’s also been gratified to see the excitement among younger fans regarding what he views as the Beach Boys’ last great album.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 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

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

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