How to Use pleasing in a Sentence

pleasing

adjective

• He wanted his kitchen to be both functional and aesthetically pleasing.
• The cakes have a pleasing crunch.
  — Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
• Testers found the lights give off a soft, clear, pleasing light.
  — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2022
• All of that is surely quite pleasing to him.
  — Annie Harrigan, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2026
• The red vibrates off the page in such a pleasing way.
  — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
• This one is feather light, with a slight and pleasing hint of salt.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2023
• The league believes its timers will move things along at a pleasing pace.
  — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Feb. 2023
• My strength test results were less pleasing.
  — Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 7 June 2026
• Few things are as crowd-pleasing as a slice of sprinkle-flecked cake.
  — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2022
• This is a very pleasing lineup.
  — Vogue, 27 Sep. 2025
• This season was a bit more pleasing to the eye, though no less out-there.
  — Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Mar. 2022
• The tunes are pleasing to the ears of parents and babies alike.
  — Maya Polton, Parents, 17 Jan. 2024
• Also make sure it’s written in a way that is pleasing to the eye.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021
• The grass is so green, the uniforms so white, the smell of peanuts and hot dogs so pleasing.
  — Alan Smolinisky, WSJ, 4 Oct. 2020
• Small bumps on the sides provide a pleasing amount of texture and grip.
  — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2022
• A lot of that comes from shedding the people-pleasing side of me.
  — Essence, 8 Sep. 2025
• And a short step from there to argue why this ratio is so pleasing to the eye.
  — Alan Lightman, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2022
• The shark is a pleasing stand-in for a big bossy grownup, easily fooled.
  — Elise Broach, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
• Add in a pleasing makeover and one of the best pairs of headphones just got better.
  — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2024
• Few things are more pleasing than watching a meal take shape, whether on-screen or in your own kitchen.
  — Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 5 May 2020
• Pull out your sheet pan to whip up this super-easy, crowd pleasing supper.
  — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
• Keep these small shrubs neat by pruning them lightly in spring to achieve a pleasing shape.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2026
• The rest of the interior is less flashy but no less pleasing.
  — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 1 May 2020
• Brussels sprouts are sautéed with salty, crispy pancetta in this simple, crowd-pleasing side dish.
  — Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 18 Nov. 2022
• The photos showed a fair amount of detail and a pleasing amount of contrast.
  — David English, PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024
• But the replicas are more than marketing made pleasing to the eye.
  — Rosa Rahimi, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
• Prune it as needed in spring to maintain a pleasing mounded shape.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2026
• Zeus goes for the more pleasing wrapping and ends up with inedible bones.
  — James Folta, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
• Amorim has struck a pleasing number of right notes over the summer.
  — Carl Anka, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
• The Venus flytrap attracts its prey with a pleasing fruity scent.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 20 Oct. 2020