How to Use gratification in a Sentence

gratification

noun

• But every tiny step in the tomato pie journey yields some sort of gratification.
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 18 June 2020
• Taking home the top spot could be instant gratification from the coaching move.
  — Sean Collins, Dallas News, 3 Mar. 2020
• Or, for a fun delayed gratification game, play a game of Tic Tac Toe through the mail.
  — Country Living Staff, Country Living, 10 Apr. 2020
• But if one child couldn't delay his or her gratification, neither child would receive a second cookie.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 21 Jan. 2020
• Even where a detour would avoid a bore, engineers seem to have a peculiar gratification in piercing the earth.
  — Scientific American, 4 June 2020
• There’s no day like today to begin instant gratification.
  — Beth Segal, cleveland, 8 July 2020
• Don't expect to receive instant gratification of your desires.
  — oregonlive, 10 Feb. 2020
• Duncan Hines Mug Cakes Mug cakes are all about instant gratification.
  — NBC News, 19 May 2020
• Emotional gratification is key in creating value in her life.
  — Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2020
• The easiest project that brings instant gratification is a junk drawer, especially now that everyone is at home.
  — Ellen Byron, WSJ, 7 Apr. 2020
• Like clockwork, the Academy rides into the year on a tide of self-gratification, and, with a few exceptions, the results are unlovely.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2020
• Trump isn’t the only television viewer who has come to expect the immediate gratification of an election night result.
  — Michael McGough Los Angeles Times (tns), Star Tribune, 3 Aug. 2020
• And then there’s the joy and gratification of matching an actor’s truth with the truth in the role.
  — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 23 June 2023
• But it’s not a stretch to say these NFC teams could go 0 for 8 in terms of instant gratification.
  — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 9 Apr. 2021
• The gratification from it and to see people’s faces light up.
  — Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2023
• And then return to the fray with a bowl of instant gratification.
  — Beth Segal, cleveland, 28 Oct. 2020
• Even with that, some people still need some sort of gratification in the initial phase.
  — Mahmoud Akrin, Forbes, 18 June 2021
• Don't feed into the instant gratification that is right in front of you.
  — Nate Burleson, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2023
• This is the first time that there's been instant gratification.
  — USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
• The rigors and jitters of two evenings under the lights were gratification enough.
  — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2020
• But the immediate gratification is not worth the long-term wear and tear.
  — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2023
• Nor did Calvin preach that you were supposed to work in a calling to store up wealth for personal gratification.
  — Win McCormack, The New Republic, 30 Dec. 2020
• For a custom piece of clothing, the instant gratification that Amazon is known for was still there.
  — Katie Dupere, Men's Health, 19 Jan. 2022
• But Yam Yam wants the gratification of voting out Josh and decides working with him is his last option.
  — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 6 Apr. 2023
• So what are the upsides, beyond the zing of instant gratification?
  — Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023
• For those who seek the instant gratification of a complete necklace, some brands are selling them whole.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2023
• First, start a savings account to fight the urge for instant gratification.
  — Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2021
• But more to the point, no matter how strong your western need for short-term gratification, karma doesn’t pay back in days, or even weeks, months, or years—not within the span of the same life, anyway.
  — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 2 Oct. 2020
• With unified returns and exchanges to stores for all purchases, retailers can provide customers with a convenient way to make a return or exchange with the instant gratification of an immediate refund or new item.
  — Tony Dipaolo, Sourcing Journal, 2 Aug. 2024
• By eliminating access to any activity that drives instant gratification or impulsive behavior.
  — Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 22 July 2024

Last Updated: 26 Sep 2024