Example sentences for: pleasurable

How can you use “pleasurable” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Onomatopoeia has a long, honorable, and pleasurable history—from Aristophanes' brek-ke-kex ko-ax ko-ax to Kermit's ribbet, ribbet —from majestic lines in ancient epic poetry to simple, homey words like plop, splash , and murmur . In every language and time, the sound and look of some words have given clues to their meaning: their sound has suggested their sense.

  • Why can't buying things be a pleasurable sideshow to the main events of life?

  • An etymological analogy is useful here: nostalgia really means the ache or pain of return, but most people think of nostalgia as pleasurable recollection.

  • We all agree that perusing some of the highlights from a year of Slate is far more pleasurable than a large raise.

  • I think McCain simply had to find a way of running for president that he found pleasurable.


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