Sentence examples for minor pleasures from inspiring English sources

"One of Walter Lini's minor pleasures was to get the better of the French".

The minor pleasures may be satisfying and even fulfilling, but the major ones are serious toil.

That this scenario doesn't develop as expected is one of the minor pleasures of "The Well-Digger's Daughter," a pastoral wrapped in gauze, sunlight and sentimentality.

He is pre-empting a charge of excessive puritanism: "I remember also minor pleasures of drunkenness and adultery…" There are two controversial things.

One of the minor pleasures of the Manti Te'o situation has been to watch people on Twitter nominate songs for an imaginary Te'o playlist.

Like other fantasy-tinged shows on Syfy and USA, it offers the minor pleasures of formulaic fantasy and weekly puzzle solving, though in a cheaper-looking and less original package than usual.

Another minor pleasure of the book is discovering the culture of the aboriginal Arawak (Taino) inhabitants.

They must long ago have settled into this acrimonious ritual, from which they clearly draw at least minor pleasure.

The eye shadow returns under different cover in Ms. Blunt's latest film, "Sunshine Cleaning" (opening March 13), a cheeky if sentimental minor pleasure directed by Christine Jeffs.

But that's ultimately a minor pleasure; the movie's great pleasure is in Black's copious and insightful writing for Downey — in the prominence of Downey's voice and the emphasis on Downey's persona.

But that's ultimately a minor pleasure; the movie's great pleasure is in Black's copious and insightful writing for Downey in the prominence of Downey's voice and the emphasis on Downey's persona.