take pleasure in

idiom

: to enjoy
She takes pleasure in her work.

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Goddesses take pleasure in themselves, and a wonderful polymorphous sexuality underlies it all. Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024 But watching my son take pleasure in watching this thing that has given me so much pleasure was, in the recursive loop that is parenting, a pleasure in itself. Vulture Editors, Vulture, 11 June 2024 On the contrary, some take pleasure in being complimented in front of others. Martina Seferovic, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 The answer is clearly to take pleasure in one another, and in the way our miraculous bodies move in space. Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for take pleasure in 

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“Take pleasure in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20pleasure%20in. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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