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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And then coming out the other end of that is really gratifying.
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Just watching that transformation happen is extremely powerful and gratifying.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
Perhaps the most gratifying aspect of the investigation for the detectives was clearing Leslie's husband of any involvement in the murder.
—Claire Lempert, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
Finding themes where characters can continuously engage and undermine one another in this way, as a kind of contrasting ideal, is the most gratifying thing to me as a creator.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Just watching that transformation happen is extremely powerful and gratifying.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
Perhaps the most gratifying aspect of the investigation for the detectives was clearing Leslie's husband of any involvement in the murder.
—Claire Lempert, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
Finding themes where characters can continuously engage and undermine one another in this way, as a kind of contrasting ideal, is the most gratifying thing to me as a creator.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
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 29 Sep. 2025.
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