Explore Pleasures through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Pleasures meaning
plural of pleasure
Using Pleasures
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of pleasure
- In the example corpus, pleasures often appears in combinations such as: pleasures of, the pleasures, simple pleasures.
Context around Pleasures
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 13 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pleasures
- In this selection, "pleasures" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, simple, physical, material, higher, nonetheless and produced stand out and add context to how "pleasures" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and moral pleasures higher pleasures and control of pleasures rather than. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pleasures" sits close to words such as alberto, athleticism and bangalore, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pleasures
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Find joy in the simple pleasures and nurture your well-being. (11 words)
The songs contained are mostly simple pleasures, but they’re pleasures nonetheless. (12 words)
The emphasis was placed on pleasures of the mind rather than on physical pleasures. (14 words)
Joyce and Bob traveled the world and brought home stories from afar, but the true measure of her life was her care about the daily lives we lead, the simple pleasures it brings, and the grace in being able to see the value in it all. (46 words)
The wise person should be in control of pleasures rather than be enslaved to them, otherwise pain will result, and this requires judgement to evaluate the different pleasures of life. (30 words)
Justice Nagarathna stressed: “Why cannot the citizens of this country take a pledge to not vilify others and what kind of pleasures we are deriving by making these speeches”. (29 words)
In order to preserve humanity, would we be willing to dispense with the pleasures produced by an economy that depends on continuing growth? (23 words)
Example sentences (20)
Bentham treats all forms of happiness as equal, whereas Mill argues that intellectual and moral pleasures (higher pleasures) are superior to more physical forms of pleasure (lower pleasures).
The songs contained are mostly simple pleasures, but they’re pleasures nonetheless.
Mill's approach is to argue that the pleasures of the intellect are intrinsically superior to physical pleasures.
The emphasis was placed on pleasures of the mind rather than on physical pleasures.
The wise person should be in control of pleasures rather than be enslaved to them, otherwise pain will result, and this requires judgement to evaluate the different pleasures of life.
As much as it’s a joy to watch Statham slinging explosive harpoons from a jet ski, Meg 2 offers only scattershot pleasures.
But if you are more strongly inclined towards the enjoyment of material pleasures, then you must be a hedonist, derived from hēdone the ancient Greek word for pleasure.
Find joy in the simple pleasures and nurture your well-being.
I can't seem to get enough javelina content, and thankfully, I have found some social media accounts that provide a plethora of peccary pleasures.
I dedicate it to my friend who felt unhappy about his not having the material pleasures of life.
If 2023 wasn’t the most memorable year for movie-going, there were still pleasures to be had.
In an exclusive catch-up with Guilty Pleasures, the favourite addressed the lack of female-fronted chat series.
In order to preserve humanity, would we be willing to dispense with the pleasures produced by an economy that depends on continuing growth?
In the dungeon, you can see demos of various kinks and pleasures: rope suspensions, fire massage, flogging.
Joyce and Bob traveled the world and brought home stories from afar, but the true measure of her life was her care about the daily lives we lead, the simple pleasures it brings, and the grace in being able to see the value in it all.
Justice Nagarathna stressed: “Why cannot the citizens of this country take a pledge to not vilify others and what kind of pleasures we are deriving by making these speeches”.
Just remember the many pleasures of letting someone else do the driving, she said.
M.N.” reminds you whenever it cuts back to Csilla, with her beauty and relative wealth, her lovely, well-appointed house and her appreciation of life’s finer pleasures.
Not only that, but he also tried one of Messi's simple pleasures - mate tea.
Only we were second-gen kids, grass-stained and junk-food addicted, more interested in the hedonistic pleasures of our newfound home than doing our geometry homework.
Common combinations with pleasures
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- pleasures of 60×
- the pleasures 31×
- simple pleasures 27×
- pleasures and 17×
- guilty pleasures 15×
- of pleasures 9×
- pleasures in 8×
- worldly pleasures 7×
- pleasures that 6×
- pleasures are 5×