take satisfaction

Example Sentences

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Viewed through that prism, the Scot could take satisfaction as he savoured "a couple of pints" with his family post-race, before being up after "about 20 minutes' sleep" to do the rounds with the media.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2024

But he also said the venerated anti-slavery activist, who called on America to live up to its promises of freedom and equality, would not take satisfaction that the work was complete.

From Washington Post • Jan. 14, 2023

“I feel like I’ve come so far … I know all the stories and all that … I don’t really take satisfaction because it’s not that deep for me,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2022

But for this week, take satisfaction in seeing justice done and that the rancor and protest after Floyd’s death have turned to relief and hope that change, at last, has come.

From Washington Times • Apr. 21, 2021

To survive in prison, one must develop ways to take satisfaction in one’s daily life.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela