gratified

Example Sentences

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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

Dans, who served in the US Office of Personnel Management during Trump's first administration, said he felt "gratified" by the number of policies in the document that have already been adopted.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 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

“The same group of people, the same kind of night, 30 years later. I feel incredibly gratified by that.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

I was gratified to have my mother there, but the fact that No-England came made it seem as though the regent himself had blessed the event.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela