gratify

The pangram from yesterday’s Spelling Bee was gratify.

From New York Times ● Aug. 9, 2022

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

She has a tendency to say things that can get her in trouble, and, from a fan perspective, a somewhat maddening willingness to walk away from professional situations that don’t immediately gratify her.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2022

Levy's Lodge—that was what the sign at the coast road said—was a Xanadu of the senses; within its insulated walls there was something that could gratify anything.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

This outcome is rare in the contemporary dating scene, but “Heated Rivalry” gratifies the hope that such a future is possible.

From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2026

But it’s a compliment he received from Rick Baker, a seven-time Oscar winner for special make-up effects, that most gratifies him.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2022

We're not in the same sport exactly, but it's the same milieu, and the fact that tour players know who I am and respect what I do gratifies me to no end.

From Golf Digest ● Nov. 13, 2018

If he gratifies his ego by smashing balls with his driver, Day has gotten better by putting in the work around the greens.

From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2016

Yes, this is just the way that gratifies and glorifies Him.

From The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III by C. (Charles) H. (Henry) Mackintosh

Brock was especially gratified that the show was making education attainable for working students, those priced out by rising tuition costs and gas prices, and stay-at-home moms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

But they can’t see what I remember when I hold it: cymbals timed correctly during the performance, a gratified nod from the conductor after weeks of botching it in rehearsal.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

“We’re gratified that our race attracts large spectator crowds, and we will review how future issues of this kind can be avoided,” the statement read.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026

When I asked El-Erian about the Fed, I was gratified to hear him address one of my pet peeves: the dim-bulb types who proudly declare themselves to be data-dependent, full stop.

From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025

“The note is from Mother, and the flowers from Laurie,” said Meg simply, yet much gratified that he had not forgotten her.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

It should have been a precursor to a gratifying final bill, one notable for its unusual juxtaposition: Elgar’s “Enigma” Variations followed by Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

“I mean, it’s amazing, and it’s really gratifying too. It’s nice to know that you’re doing a business that’s really helping people.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

Mora said that the excitement surrounding the fruit has been the most gratifying part.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

It was gratifying to get to build to that with everybody.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

Only the steady pounding of rain on the roof is gratifying, sounding as if old Huracan were beating on the building for all the crimes engineered inside.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez