pleasures
Example Sentences
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In other moments, she emphasises simple pleasures, writing of the "joy found in ordinary things" and "the everyday magic of life itself".
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026
JG: I’ve been loving the stories about global soccer stars enjoying the strange pleasures of American culture and cuisine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Rowbottom’s willingness to move toward culturally uncomfortable material is central to her work, he stressed, treating so-called lowbrow or feminine cultural obsessions not as guilty pleasures, but as material worthy of literary merit.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
Food: One of my greatest pleasures is to make “something from nothing,” as I call it, using the most basic ingredients.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
It came as a new revelation to me: the simple ability to enjoy the pleasures of one’s home, to relax and feel at ease.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
