pleasances

plural of pleasance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleasances
Noun
  • The web of secrets and confessions, schemes and counterplots, short-term pleasures and far-reaching decisions, are couched in dialogue that is pugnacious, vulnerable, comedic, and sometimes richly poetic, and which feels as spontaneous as it is carefully crafted.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Despite something of a false opening promise, Last Rites is appropriately terrifying, far more successful on a scare-by-scare basis than the second or third films and a really frothy return to the aesthetic pleasures of Wan’s first Conjuring.
    Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Haunted Scream Park opening weekend 'Tis the season for frights and delights!
    Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Some might be familiar with sour cream biscuits served in miniature form at classic Southern restaurants as just a nibble to snack on while at the table; others might remember their grandmothers mixing up the simple delights on lazy Sunday afternoons.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This week's quiz highlights autumn amusements, federal firsts — and more.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Goldie now thought that watching for owls and high-kicking with her shadow were the stale amusements of childhood.
    Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
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“Pleasances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleasances. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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