Sentence examples for seemed pleasurable from inspiring English sources

And whether it was the local voodoo or a telephone psychic on Pluto, an article that Marian Burros wrote about cranberries two years ago in this paper popped into my head, and the gleaming red berries seemed the perfect thing -- the only food that seemed pleasurable.

If they find that it does, then credit cards may have to join the list of things such as fatty and sugary foods, and recreational drugs, that subvert human instincts in ways that seem pleasurable at the time but can have a long and malign aftertaste.

While many of the scenarios that play out in porn may not seem pleasurable to everyone, if consent is expressed, it may just be a "different strokes for different folks" kind of situation.

As we noted at this time last year, nobody is in the mood for extravagance: the over-the-top meals that once seemed so pleasurable have become an acrid reminder of indulgences best forgotten.

One study also showed that modafinil made tasks seem more pleasurable.

The poor novel, constantly asked to justify its relevance and defend its dignity under an onslaught of flashier modes of art and entertainment, seems as pleasurable and humanly true as ever in Hollinghurst's hands.

Hutcheson takes simple perceptions of pleasure and pain to be located in the external sense, but many other affections of the senses seem intrinsically pleasurable or painful.

That good actions often felt deeply frustrating and bad actions supremely pleasurable seemed to me to be creation's greatest flaw, not its crowning virtue.

At this point, the substance itself seems rewarding and pleasurable.

The new approach guided by the relatively new science of the calorie, and by a general zest for modern rationality of diet emphasized thrift and health above enjoyment, and generally seemed to treat the notion of pleasurable food with suspicion.

He also cited several sources who seemed to cast doubt on how pleasurable the act was for women.