How to Use gratify in a Sentence

gratify

verb

• A guilty verdict would gratify the victim's relatives.
• He's only concerned with gratifying his own desires.
• She’s been gratified by the response to the book, now in a second printing, around the country.
  — Ellen Piligian, Detroit Free Press, 7 Jan. 2024
• To see it from the start to now is really gratifying to me.
  — Tom Hoffarth, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2019
• Yet fans hoping to glimpse the problems of the 21st century in the new book will be gratified, too.
  — The Economist, 12 Sep. 2019
• Frankly, there was much in the hearing that was gratifying.
  — Joseph Margulies, Time, 10 May 2018
• Williams said he is gratified that the work of his staff is being rewarded.
  — Joe Heim, Washington Post, 11 June 2017
• Brooks didn’t know how to gratify his master, and therefore was killed.
  — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 22 Apr. 2022
• The feeling of the ball hitting the pins, hearing and seeing them fall down, is deeply gratifying.
  — Maude Campbell, Popular Mechanics, 27 Nov. 2018
• When Aitkin returned, she was gratified to see how the two women had grown into their roles.
  — Kelly Grant/the Globe and Mail (canada), San Francisco Chronicle, 15 May 2023
• The Safdies were gratified to see images on Twitter of fans dressed as Howard for Halloween—six weeks before the movie came out.
  — Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2019
• I’ve been gratified to see him so committed over the years to the Philharmonic’s concerts in the parks.
  — Anthony Tommasini, New York Times, 31 May 2017
• He's also gratified his idea to do Leopold readings in Lodi has spread far and wide.
  — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2023
• Just making it to the majors despite all the twists and turns has been gratifying for Covey.
  — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 June 2018
• The press coverage is amazing, and the praise heaped on Rachael is gratifying and humbling.
  — Lori Johnston, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2018
• The banking sector is no doubt gratified by Biden’s actions this week.
  — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 16 Mar. 2023
• For now, though, he has been gratified by the reception for what is already available.
  — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 17 May 2024
• There are conflicting accounts as to what was said and done next, but there was little doubt that the brawny Murdoch had gratified the guard’s wish and left him with a black eye.
  — Huw Richards, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2018
• On one hand, few things are as innately gratifying as banging with sticks to keep a beat.
  — Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2020
• This weekend, that space is the Super Bowl, which is extremely gratifying to those who were on the journey with him.
  — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2020
• He was particularly gratified by the response the show got for its second episode, in which Will dates a younger man.
  — Laura Bradley, HWD, 18 Dec. 2017
• The move appeared aimed at gratifying the 52 percent of British voters who chose to leave the EU in last year’s referendum.
  — Alastair Jamieson, NBC News, 22 Dec. 2017
• But it’s the houses that surprise visitors and gratify us, even if they can only be glimpsed from a street or a sidewalk.
  — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022
• We’re gratified that the District Attorney’s office filed charges, but the work has just begun.
  — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2023
• For Martell, flipping that number in her first season at the helm was a reminder of why coaching can be gratifying.
  — Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2023
• And everyone -- all but four -- ignored their constituents in order to gratify the ego of their colleagues.
  — NOLA.com, 2 June 2017
• In his statement, Sharp said he was gratified that the report confirmed the limited nature of his involvement in the loan.
  — Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Apr. 2023
• Each camp of Democrats thus has a responsibility to learn from, if not gratify, the other.
  — Michael Kazin, The New Republic, 11 Feb. 2021
• Harrington was gratified by the turnout; more so by the number of his former charges who seem headed toward success in life.
  — Dan McGrath, chicagotribune.com, 2 May 2017
• Both said they were gratified to have made a difference, particularly during a time when law enforcement has been changing rapidly.
  — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024