gratify
Example Sentences
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Some workers in Memphis believe bosses are determined to lay eyes on their employees, either to gratify their egos or to fill expensive office leases, regardless of any real business benefit.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2023
To counteract the grease, you’ll want to home in on the kale-blue cheese slaw or the watermelon-feta-mint salad, a pair of sides that will gratify the palate and settle your conscience.
From Washington Post • Jul. 5, 2022
Too often, ads are written to gratify sellers rather than bring in buyers, according to Saatchi.
From Seattle Times • May 24, 2022
In his place, Lewis Cass captured the Democratic nomination by equivocating about the meaning of popular sovereignty to gratify voters in both sections.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
Unlike his father and brother, James did not use his property to gratify himself.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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