Gratified is an English word with synonyms like pleased. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Gratified in a sentence
Gratified meaning
simple past and past participle of gratify
Synonyms of Gratified
Using Gratified
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of gratify
- Useful related words include: pleased.
- In the example corpus, gratified often appears in combinations such as: gratified to, was gratified, were gratified.
Context around Gratified
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 7 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gratified
- In this selection, "gratified" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, deeply and pretty stand out and add context to how "gratified" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include am so gratified and encouraged and and be gratified by seeing. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gratified" sits close to words such as abdulkadir, abed and abhay, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gratified
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Finally, when they reached the river, Nordenskiöld was most gratified. (10 words)
And was gratified to learn it was the Senate and the people of Rome. (14 words)
People really came out for this event, and I’m really gratified and happy. (14 words)
I am humbled and gratified that I have received the trust of the Church, and of my community, and I vow to never forget that I am a servant of God, put here to continue the Mission that Paul started, and to better myself and others in the process! (49 words)
City Council President Paul Krekorian and former Mayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti were also champions of this project from the beginning, and we were gratified to work closely with all of them over a period of years to bring this to fruition. (43 words)
I am so gratified and encouraged by the number of individuals throughout Wyoming who are becoming engaged and involved in improving mental health access and in addressing these needs of so many of our citizens. (35 words)
I am humbled and gratified that I have received the trust of the Church, and of my community, and I vow to never forget that I am a servant of God, put here to continue the Mission that Paul started, and to better myself and others in the process! (49 words)
Example sentences (20)
And for the flu side we were pretty gratified because our immune responses were non-inferior to all four strains for both vaccines and we're actually superior for all the A strains.
And was gratified to learn it was the Senate and the people of Rome.
City Council President Paul Krekorian and former Mayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti were also champions of this project from the beginning, and we were gratified to work closely with all of them over a period of years to bring this to fruition.
In the meantime, Zhang is gratified that she gets to do research that can have a local benefit and to work with students.
Alejandro Villanueva is gratified the path has been cleared for proper recognition for fallen Army sergeant Alwyn Cashe, even if Villanueva is content to downplay a role he might have played in it.
I am so gratified and encouraged by the number of individuals throughout Wyoming who are becoming engaged and involved in improving mental health access and in addressing these needs of so many of our citizens.
McCabe’s lawyers, Michael Bromwich and David Schertler, said they were gratified by the decision.
Rabbi Gedaliah Weinberger, chairman of the Daf Yomi Commission, said he is gratified to see concepts presented over the past three days solidifying in participants’ minds.
Reader Al Delay agreed with me that Baez hasn’t received her due, and he was gratified to learn that, like himself, she is half Mexican and half Irish.
While we are disappointed that Oprah Winfrey is no longer an Executive Producer on the project, we are gratified that Winfrey has unequivocally said she believes and supports the survivors in the film.
Abrams said she was "deeply gratified" to Schumer for recruiting her to run for the Senate and giving her ample time to make a decision.
Finally, when they reached the river, Nordenskiöld was most gratified.
Find out why highly qualified Africans go back home where they make less money but are gratified for the respect and appreciation for their accomplishment.
I am humbled and gratified that I have received the trust of the Church, and of my community, and I vow to never forget that I am a servant of God, put here to continue the Mission that Paul started, and to better myself and others in the process!
In one meeting, after Paul Ryan has engineered a House vote to strip health protections from people with preexisting conditions, a gratified Trump tells him, “Paul, you’re not a Boy Scout anymore.
I went to this with friends who ranged in age from six to 57; it deeply gratified us all.
Meanwhile, Fox producers said they were “gratified that all charges against him have been dismissed” but would not comment on whether he would return to star on Empire.
People really came out for this event, and I’m really gratified and happy.
Truly enjoy and be gratified by seeing each other succeed—as long as individual success is not at the expense of the collective goals.
In a statement, CNN said, “We are gratified with this result and we look forward to a full resolution in the coming days.
Common combinations with gratified
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- gratified to 8×
- was gratified 4×
- were gratified 4×
- is gratified 4×
- gratified that 4×
- gratified by 4×
- are gratified 3×
- gratified and 2×
- deeply gratified 2×
- and gratified 2×