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The phrase "a certain satisfaction in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when expressing a feeling of contentment or pleasure derived from a specific activity or situation.
Example: "She found a certain satisfaction in completing the challenging puzzle."
Alternatives: "a degree of pleasure in" or "a sense of fulfillment in".
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There was a certain satisfaction in bitterness.
There's a certain satisfaction in that".
There was a certain satisfaction in saying so.
When he answered, finally, with a single word, there was a certain satisfaction in his tone.
Melanie Sloan, executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, finds a certain satisfaction in the latest announcement.
But there was a certain satisfaction in his voice recently when he proclaimed, "We control our own destiny".
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However, there's a certain satisfaction to be had in the fact he brought this trouble upon himself, just by talking, and continuing to talk, perhaps getting a little cocky, and over-talking, yammering on, until finally ….
And while e-readers do extend the ease and possibility of storage and omit the problem of having to lug around heavy hardbacks, there is a certain satisfaction to be found in the process of collection and display.
It's easy to feel a certain satisfaction at Tay's collapse, because she was an exercise in corporate pandering.
A certain satisfaction filled the auditorium with awareness that media was beginning to cover their sit-ins, protests and marches.
But at the film's premiere in May at Cannes, he noted with a certain satisfaction "the Prada handbags opening and the handkerchiefs coming out".
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