pleasingly
Example Sentences
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For a mere $20 it was a no-brainer to bring to a casual dinner with friends, where this pleasingly easy-drinking sparkler proved to be a big hit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
The goal was identifying the moments that viewers expect from Hallmark’s pleasingly formulaic programming — the apology, the kiss under the mistletoe — and finding a way to “gamify” them, Bennett says.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2024
And Total Film's Jamie Graham said Watkins' "shrewd, engrossing and pleasingly nasty" imagining is unafraid to push the source material in new directions, with McAvoy "perfect... for this particular brand of Alpha male brute".
From BBC • Sep. 10, 2024
With many key functions still in development, Threads even had a pleasingly lo-fi ambience.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2024
Grandpa Izzy says that Margaret is zaftig, which is Yiddish for pleasingly plump.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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