pleases

present tense third-person singular of please

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of pleases Coastal decor darling Serena & Lily brings you the Pacifica modular collection to suit any configuration that pleases you. Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 28 May 2026 For something more substantial, Ramsey’s pleases both vegetarians and meat eaters with options such as BBQ brisket sandwich with homemade onion straws or Zucchini Noodle Thai Bowl. Sarah Miller, Midwest Living, 29 Apr. 2026 Planning a summer trip that pleases curious kids, energetic teens and grandparents who want a comfortable pace? Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026 Waldmann Brewery makes a great date night, and Dark Horse’s burger pleases young adults. Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026 This savory and sweet jam is easy to make and pleases a crowd. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026 There’s almost never a solution that pleases everyone. Robert Niles, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026 Style is subjective, so decide which pleases your eyes. Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 7 Apr. 2026 Of all the aspects that stand out about the Los Angeles Football Club’s impressive start to 2026, the players’ competitiveness pleases head coach Marc Dos Santos the most. Josh Gross, Daily News, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleases
Verb
  • Those 30 lucky owners should experience exceptional throttle response that delights.
    Joel Feder, The Drive, 10 Sep. 2026
  • This is a prospect that particularly delights Lady Eliza Spencer, Princess Diana’s niece and Prince Harry’s cousin.
    Mathilde Engelmann, Vanity Fair, 29 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Quantinuum wants to address that problem through conventional semiconductor manufacturing.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Where the Tea Party was demanding a right-wing agenda for the nation, the DSA wants to dismantle America and rebuild it as a workers' utopia.
    Nolan Finley The Detroit News, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The models are deliberately tuned to favor the shortest, computationally cheapest response that satisfies the bare minimum requirements of a query.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The kind of dessert that satisfies your craving, but doesn’t taste too sickly sweet.
    George Yang, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This one goes out to anyone who wishes the play scene in Revolutionary Road had been the whole dang movie.
    John Ross, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The purchase of a Premier League club in 2021 has come to look like a sound investment, and there is little obvious sense that PIF wishes to back out of St James’ Park.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Climate experts said the flooding adds to evidence that infrastructure planning in the Himalayas is being forced to account for disasters that are increasing as the climate warms.
    Victoria Milko, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • As that frozen ground warms and ice inside thaws, the cement weakens, and slopes that stood for thousands of years can lose their grip.
    Umesh Haritashya, The Conversation, 29 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • If a woman chooses a hospital, that is her right, but traditional birth should always be an option.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Even if the team chooses to lean more heavily on its ground game, those touches won’t flow to a single player.
    Andy Behrens, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • According to the inner circle, the mythology is something that amuses Vernon more than anything else.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026
  • And Griffin Hanson amuses in several small roles.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • What surprises me, actually, is – not surprises me, but what gratifies me is that Iranian attacks have been – not been larger or more capable.
    CBS News, CBS News, 12 July 2026
  • By virtue of its sheer scale, everything that gratifies us about submarine cables feels amplified a hundredfold in 2Africa; the same goes for everything that worries us.
    Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Pleases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleases. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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