How to Use pleasing in a Sentence

pleasing

adjective

• He wanted his kitchen to be both functional and aesthetically pleasing.
• And over the years, it’s been very pleasing to see things change.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Nov. 2023
• Testers found the lights give off a soft, clear, pleasing light.
  — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2022
• The tunes are pleasing to the ears of parents and babies alike.
  — Maya Polton, Parents, 17 Jan. 2024
• The grass is so green, the uniforms so white, the smell of peanuts and hot dogs so pleasing.
  — Alan Smolinisky, WSJ, 4 Oct. 2020
• Add in a pleasing makeover and one of the best pairs of headphones just got better.
  — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2024
• What was most pleasing to the head coach was the steady growth United have made over the past two weeks.
  — Carl Anka, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
• This one is feather light, with a slight and pleasing hint of salt.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2023
• Even more, though, the crowd-pleasing is owing to Jones.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2021
• This season was a bit more pleasing to the eye, though no less out-there.
  — Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Mar. 2022
• The league believes its timers will move things along at a pleasing pace.
  — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Feb. 2023
• And there were plenty of crowd-pleasing hits, of course.
  — Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 July 2019
• Also make sure it’s written in a way that is pleasing to the eye.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021
• My friends will hold the bags — the bags full of tomatoes (my tomatoes) — and feel their pleasing heft.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 18 June 2023
• The photos showed a fair amount of detail and a pleasing amount of contrast.
  — David English, PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024
• And a short step from there to argue why this ratio is so pleasing to the eye.
  — Alan Lightman, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2022
• Small bumps on the sides provide a pleasing amount of texture and grip.
  — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2022
• The 10-episode season is passable, even pleasing, for the most part.
  — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 July 2024
• The round design is pleasing and fills a space with 360 degrees of sound.
  — WIRED, 11 July 2023
• There are rules to this: A proper gift book is a great read and a pleasing package.
  — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 Nov. 2022
• Few things are as crowd-pleasing as a slice of sprinkle-flecked cake.
  — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2022
• The patio at Lucille's is very pleasing, and so is brunch.
  — Brooke Viggiano, Chron, 6 Jan. 2023
• Spices lead to a pleasing burn in the back of your throat and a nice dryness in this medium-bodied ale.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 29 Dec. 2021
• But the lot is 186 feet deep, and both front and back have been made into pleasing outdoor space.
  — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 3 Oct. 2020
• The close affinities are pleasing, and so are the clever transitions.
  — Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2021
• But the replicas are more than marketing made pleasing to the eye.
  — Rosa Rahimi, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
• The rest of the interior is less flashy but no less pleasing.
  — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 1 May 2020
• The Venus flytrap attracts its prey with a pleasing fruity scent.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 20 Oct. 2020
• Some users may want a smoother bokeh effect with a wider aperture, but the f/2 aperture on this lens produces a pleasing bokeh effect that isolates subjects.
  — Harry Bennett, Space.com, 3 July 2025
• The rug will catch the attention of visitors with its pleasing floral pattern in a neutral color.
  — Michelle Rostamian, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2025