gratifying
adjective
grat·i·fy·ing
ˈgra-tə-ˌfī-iŋ 
: giving pleasure or satisfaction : pleasing
a gratifying result
Examples of gratifying in a Sentence
It was a gratifying victory.
The response has been gratifying.
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The most gratifying part of the process for her is seeing the scope of readers who relate to Mitchell’s work.
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Kaitlyn Harvey, AJC.com, 8 June 2026
That part of the book was very gratifying.
—Helen Acevedo, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
Some things in life are fundamentally different in ways that no one ever realizes ahead of time, and the amazing feeling of G-forces in my butt, very like flying on the ground, was at once a 10/10 gratifying and terrifying experience.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
Exciting, gratifying, intimate, and also—unsettling.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
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Kaitlyn Harvey, AJC.com, 8 June 2026
That part of the book was very gratifying.
—Helen Acevedo, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
Some things in life are fundamentally different in ways that no one ever realizes ahead of time, and the amazing feeling of G-forces in my butt, very like flying on the ground, was at once a 10/10 gratifying and terrifying experience.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
Exciting, gratifying, intimate, and also—unsettling.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for gratifying
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“Gratifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gratifying. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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