Sentence examples for some pleasurable from inspiring English sources

Phelps managed to sound as if he had found some pleasurable novelty in finishing second.

She can neither experience her position in some pleasurable way nor use it to change the university for the better.

Even if you find that you have to look up a few words (oast: "a usually conical kiln used for drying hops, malt, or tobacco"), we hope that the ritual provides you with some pleasurable procrastination.

Reviewing "Mudwoman" in The New York Times Book Review, Maria Russo never mentioned Ms. Faust, but did think M.R. bore some resemblance to a real-life person: "[M.R.] can neither experience her position in some pleasurable way nor use it to change the university for the better.

In 2007, we published Darwish's poem "Remainder of a Life," which begins: "If I were told: / By evening you will die, / so what will you do until then?" The poet lists a variety of tasks, some quotidian (bathing, shaving), some pleasurable (drinking wine, reading), all described with a rebellious glee.

The first musician out of the Smalls scene to be signed to a major label (his two Blue Note albums have had some pleasurable moments), Mr. Irby is a sweet-toned alto saxophonist whose style is as recognizably Southern as a twanging accent.

There are some good stories in The Uncanny, some really pleasurable encounters, even when it is an encounter with some truly terrible art.

It quotes one English teacher, still at the school, as calling Mr. Hawkins "stupid and arrogant" for complaining about "behavior that some find pleasurable".

The attentive grin on Mr. Springsteen's face suggests that he's learning some deeply pleasurable secret; the openness and determination in Mr. Clemons's eyes, gleaming out of deep shadows, show he is proud to hand it on to his friend.

Some were intensely pleasurable, but by no means all.

My time at the Venice film festival has now come to an end – I hand over to Xan Brooks – and I'm leaving with a sense that this festival is actually much better than it had been cracked up to be, with an interesting, lively competition list and if not masterpieces exactly, then some real and pleasurable surprises.