Sentence examples for supposed to please from inspiring English sources

The film also has an intimidating future father-in-law (James Brolin), whom Paul is supposed to please.

Elaborating, for instance, on the truism that "in Paris, women and men are supposed to please each other on the street," and thus never go out in public without looking impeccably put together, she offers herself as a comic counter-example.

He added: "There was a slight change here that was supposed to please the most complaining team".

Not only that, I earn my living making things that I hope are beautiful and which, although they aren't me, are expressions of me and of what I understand of the world and they're supposed to please others, but the making of them pleases me, I wouldn't be without it.

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"Historically, Austen's books have not been viewed as 'chick lit,' that is, as novels occupied with subjects like marriage and love, subjects which are supposed to please and interest women," Karen Bloom Gevirtz, associate professor of English and co-director of the Women and Gender Studies Program at Seton Hall University, told HuffPost.

Probably you're not supposed to say, "Please," Buddy says.

Reading group contributor daveportivo expressed this fear when he asked: "Is the Iliad supposed to be pleasing in terms of rhythm, tone, rhyme, pacing, flow, etc … any of the stuff that you associate with various types of poetry?" The short answer to that question is: yes.

Kardashian West is all the things women in America are supposed to be: beautiful, sexually pleasing to men, motherly, not too smart.

We enjoy each other's company -- who else are we supposed to spend time with?" 2. Please include me in your social plans -- I promise, I won't "throw off" the balance Navigating social occasions can be challenging, even demeaning at times.

He keeps dealing the Flyers these bad hands that we're supposed to make something out of just to please him.