How to Use gratification in a Sentence
gratification
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The gratification from it and to see people’s faces light up.
—Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2023
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There is an amazing sense of gratification that come with hand making a gift.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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This is the first time that there's been instant gratification.
—USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
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Even with that, some people still need some sort of gratification in the initial phase.
—Mahmoud Akrin, Forbes, 18 June 2021
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And then there’s the joy and gratification of matching an actor’s truth with the truth in the role.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 23 June 2023
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Seeking gratification, we have been told, feels good in the moment but worse in the long run.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
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Seeking gratification, we have been told, feels good in the moment but worse in the long run.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026
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Don't feed into the instant gratification that is right in front of you.
—Nate Burleson, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2023
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And then return to the fray with a bowl of instant gratification.
—Beth Segal, cleveland, 28 Oct. 2020
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There will be no room for instant gratification here.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
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Mark Loccisano felt a gratification from painkillers with his very first pill.
—CBS News, 8 June 2018
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Then if one of them is able to delay gratification, and the other one isn’t, does that matter?
—Julia Belluz, Vox, 26 Dec. 2018
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For more instant gratification, grab a muddler (or the back of a wooden spoon or the end of a rolling pin).
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
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But every tiny step in the tomato pie journey yields some sort of gratification.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 18 June 2020
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Kids will love the instant gratification of this film camera.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 21 Nov. 2023
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And yet, many legacy brands are still stuck in a cycle of instant gratification.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
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But the immediate gratification is not worth the long-term wear and tear.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2023
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Taking home the top spot could be instant gratification from the coaching move.
—Sean Collins, Dallas News, 3 Mar. 2020
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The rigors and jitters of two evenings under the lights were gratification enough.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2020
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The robot’s body is fetishized and customized for pure gratification of the man.
—Suzannah Weiss, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2017
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Botox takes about two weeks to show full results, while filler provides instant gratification.
—Essence, 12 Nov. 2025
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That Fredrikze will even be in a position to do so is a source of immense gratification.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
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First, start a savings account to fight the urge for instant gratification.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2021
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The true friendship that happens with eye contact and time and space and not instant gratification.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2024
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For those who seek the instant gratification of a complete necklace, some brands are selling them whole.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2023
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Some people look at it, at it as this means of sort of, narcissistic ego gratification.
—Outside Online, 25 Mar. 2026
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The art of cooking had come to me without instant gratification.
—Dr. Monita Soni, al, 2 Oct. 2019
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Starting and growing a business these days is not the path to instant gratification.
—Martin Zwilling, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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The pace of life has moved on, everyone needs instant gratification, there's so much tracks and channels.
—Matt Majendie, CNN, 11 June 2019
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So what are the upsides, beyond the zing of instant gratification?
—Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023
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