How to Use please in a Sentence

please

verb

• They're very hard to please.
• It pleases me to know that you liked the gift.
• He joined the football team to please his father.
• Her parents were pleased by her decision.
• But all are perfect for game day, and sure to please a crowd.
  — Magdalena O'Neal, Sunset Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
• But you should not be led by trying to please very wealthy donors.
  — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2023
• But on the whole, the show comes across as too pleased with itself, and/or too eager to please.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2023
• Bostic said he’s been both surprised and pleased by the strength of the labor market.
  — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 12 Feb. 2024
• The dish is a culinary home run, a juicy blend of palate-pleasing flavors.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Mar. 2023
• Parents awaken the hope of help and love; children want to please them.
  — Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 11 July 2023
• Plus, there are 25 colors and patterns to choose from to please any age range.
  — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2023
• Weber was not a member of the panel, but was pleased by the result.
  — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2023
• This might work for you sisters and please your mother.
  — Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
• Or the multiple pleas for the group to please refrain from running?
  — Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
• The lineup here includes a pair that have been pleasing palates for decades.
  — Jerry Rice, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
• The reason some of Gomez’s fans appeared less than pleased by news of this pairing?
  — Riann Phillip, Vogue, 8 Dec. 2023
• But this one would be good for one thing — pleasing the tens of thousands of out-of-town fans who come to their home games.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
• While Kylie may have been less than pleased by her husband’s show, Swift, 34, loved it — and Travis said so himself.
  — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
• Just add water and butter to the mix for a tasty treat sure to please everyone in your household.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2023
• Her quest hasn’t been to discover so much as to please, to delight, to deliver the goods.
  — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2023
• But the goal wasn’t to please everybody or meet the Mandalorian.
  — Vulture, 16 Mar. 2023
• This was about 40 km off target, and Norway was not pleased by the accident.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 28 Apr. 2023
• If the toddler in your life falls into either camp, Dinosaur Train is sure to please.
  — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 27 Mar. 2023
• Advertisement 5/10: Mild enough to please folk, but all this smoke is no joke!
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 8 June 2023
• Musk’s move has riled up some high-profile users and pleased some right-wing figures and Musk fans who thought the marks were unfair.
  — Barbara Ortutay, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Apr. 2023
• The most important thing is pleasing the judges, my coaches and the people who are picking the team.
  — Katie Camero, USA TODAY, 29 Feb. 2024
• No matter your family's size or your kids' ages, these ideas are sure to please.
  — Country Living, 22 Mar. 2023
• However, some first responders in the city were pleased by the offer.
  — Kristine Parks, Fox News, 12 Aug. 2023
• Below, find a few of our very favorite bottles that are sure to please every palate.
  — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 29 Dec. 2022
• The gel-like feel was just right—neither too thick nor too loose—with a light and airy sensation that pleased the senses.
  — Lauren Paige Richeson, Health, 3 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024