pleasures
Example Sentences
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“Oh Yeah?” is an artful, side-eyed smirk at the pleasures and melancholy of stardom, from an artist who has remade rock and R&B for the bi-panic era.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
This recipe takes garlic bread — one of humanity’s most reliable pleasures — and pushes it toward buttery perfection.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
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
Still, there were pleasures to sustain me after I’d finish my books.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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