pleasantness

Example Sentences

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I get the sense that this optimistic, relentlessly nice novel intends something similar—to provide some pleasantness during a hard time.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

"We were surprised at the pleasantness of them."

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2025

This multifunctional test is a card with a QR code that subjects scan to answer four questions that evaluate odor detection, intensity, identification and pleasantness.

From Scientific American • Mar. 28, 2023

In “Yellowjackets,” the adult Misty keeps a tight lid on her emotions, projecting an eerily banal pleasantness that belies the character’s insidious scheming.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2022

Her tone was all pleasantness, like she actually believed she was being nice right now.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows