How to Use gratifying in a Sentence

gratifying

adjective
  • The response has been gratifying.
  • It was a gratifying victory.
  • That is very gratifying to me as an artist.
    Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
  • That part of the book was very gratifying.
    Helen Acevedo, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
  • Very gratifying day for me and a lot of hard work coming to fruition.
    Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
  • One of the most gratifying things is that children love that song so much.
    Vrinda Jagota, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2023
  • There was this level of trust from him, which was so gratifying for me.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The other most gratifying thing was the very last shot of the episode.
    Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 6 May 2025
  • For someone like me, with decades in this field, that is so gratifying to see.
    Angus Chen, STAT, 13 Jan. 2026
  • One of the most gratifying trends in film is comedies seen through the eyes of teenage girls.
    Neal Justin, Star Tribune, 3 June 2021
  • That was the most gratifying thing for me throughout the process.
    Olivia Fleming, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Nov. 2019
  • To wait so long and finally get the love back must be very gratifying.
    Joe Lynch, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
  • That was the most gratifying part of the season for Sturm.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
  • So the gratifying thing for us is everyone [is] just telling their truth.
    Sydney Scott, Essence, 23 Oct. 2019
  • Well, the progress that has been made has certainly been very gratifying.
    Rob Ledonne, Billboard, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Plus, the whole process is quick, gratifying and your fingers won’t reek of garlic for eons to come.
    Jessica Teich, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2017
  • So to have a few films in my pocket that feel like that for other people is very gratifying.
    Megan McCluskey, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
  • These have been some of the most gratifying and productive years in a long career.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 May 2024
  • The result is a gratifying three or four bites of food that will tide you over between lunch and dinner.
    Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • Isn’t the best kind of leader the one who makes their role seem enjoyable and gratifying?
    Oksana Kolesnikova, Forbes, 7 June 2021
  • While that was rewarding, far more gratifying were the texts and comments from the kids.
    Marni Jameson | Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 15 Sep. 2020
  • An even more gratifying feeling came from the knowledge that these could soon be dinner.
    Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
  • But what’s been so gratifying is to see that simple truths about programming are still true.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
  • What could be more selfish, more gratifying, than the sensation of the right dress against your skin?
    Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2022
  • David and Sam have figured out how to use every inch of this place, and that's very gratifying.
    Michael Lassell, ELLE Decor, 4 May 2012
  • The success, though gratifying, has been far from the most reward thing about the process, Keys says.
    Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 13 May 2024
  • Does this feel like an especially gratifying time in your life?
    Nigel Smith, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Perhaps even more gratifying was the guy who took the stage with him for a similar bit in Philly.
    Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Being awarded the gold medal was a gratifying feeling for the soon-to-be fifth grader.
    Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2025
  • It's been very gratifying, the reception and the fact that so many people have been watching it.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 9 June 2022

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