Pleasure means A state of being pleased or contented; gratification. This page lists 20 example sentences from real texts, plus synonyms like activity or selection.
Pleasure in a sentence
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Pleasure meaning
- A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.
- A person, thing or action that causes enjoyment.
- Sexual enjoyment.
Example sentences (20)
Amanda Thompson OBE, CEO of Blackpool Pleasure Beach said: “This year, Journey to Hell is more terrifying than ever.
All the transcendence and all the joy and pleasure that one experiences is not through being removed from this.
For a pleasure book this might just generate frustration, but for a class book it could create a huge problem.
An eclipse in April invites “expansion for your home and family” while “childish joy and pleasure” are highlighted in May.
All of this was giving her lots of interest and pleasure, with no thought of any real commercial objective.
Andy Stephenson, team principal at Aston Martin, is also looking at the new calendar without much pleasure.
Angela Haymonds, trust manager of the Enovert Community Trust, said, "It was a pleasure to be able to support this project.
For outdoor pleasure, they festooned the large balcony in lights and set a fire pit in the sand out front.
And I think that’s a shame because that must deny them a lot of the pleasure of a ghost story, y’know?
And – if you're wondering if all this impacts your pleasure – the toys are still super satisfying.
As part of Netflix's latest guilty pleasure reality show, Sophie Stonehouse made a good impression on fans with her positive energy.
For Jo, it was a pleasure to see her children "learning from Pop and doing things with Pop", an example of intergenerational farming.
For years I've walked the aisles of the store and never notice that pleasure toys are sold there.
Both New Yorkers and Londoners take epicurean —or luxurious — pleasure in creating incredible looks for no reason other than they can.
Harbour dues for the ship were waived by the Commissioners as the ship was on a pleasure cruise.
A great pleasure of being an international sportswriter is exploring the world through running.
In other words, if something is good, it causes pleasure; if it causes pleasure, then it is, by definition, good.
And for a second, the 86-year-old crew proprietor regarded like a baby stuffed with pleasure.
It also improves sex because now you’re touching not only for your partner’s pleasure but for your own pleasure.
Give the top priority to pleasure and remember that, if you enjoy yourself, so will others.
Common combinations with pleasure
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- pleasure to 41×
- the pleasure 30×
- pleasure and 25×
- pleasure of 23×
- and pleasure 16×
- pleasure in 12×
- my pleasure 12×
- been pleasure 10×
- pleasure is 9×
- of pleasure 9×
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About these examples
The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word pleasure. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.