How to Use please in a Sentence

please

verb

• They're very hard to please.
• It pleases me to know that you liked the gift.
• He joined the football team to please his father.
• Her parents were pleased by her decision.
• But all are perfect for game day, and sure to please a crowd.
  — Magdalena O'Neal, Sunset Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
• But you should not be led by trying to please very wealthy donors.
  — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2023
• But on the whole, the show comes across as too pleased with itself, and/or too eager to please.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2023
• Bostic said he’s been both surprised and pleased by the strength of the labor market.
  — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 12 Feb. 2024
• The dish is a culinary home run, a juicy blend of palate-pleasing flavors.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Mar. 2023
• Parents awaken the hope of help and love; children want to please them.
  — Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 11 July 2023
• Plus, there are 25 colors and patterns to choose from to please any age range.
  — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2023
• Weber was not a member of the panel, but was pleased by the result.
  — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2023
• This might work for you sisters and please your mother.
  — Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
• Or the multiple pleas for the group to please refrain from running?
  — Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
• The lineup here includes a pair that have been pleasing palates for decades.
  — Jerry Rice, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
• The reason some of Gomez’s fans appeared less than pleased by news of this pairing?
  — Riann Phillip, Vogue, 8 Dec. 2023
• But this one would be good for one thing — pleasing the tens of thousands of out-of-town fans who come to their home games.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
• While Kylie may have been less than pleased by her husband’s show, Swift, 34, loved it — and Travis said so himself.
  — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
• Just add water and butter to the mix for a tasty treat sure to please everyone in your household.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2023
• Her quest hasn’t been to discover so much as to please, to delight, to deliver the goods.
  — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2023
• But the goal wasn’t to please everybody or meet the Mandalorian.
  — Vulture, 16 Mar. 2023
• This was about 40 km off target, and Norway was not pleased by the accident.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 28 Apr. 2023
• If the toddler in your life falls into either camp, Dinosaur Train is sure to please.
  — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 27 Mar. 2023
• Advertisement 5/10: Mild enough to please folk, but all this smoke is no joke!
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 8 June 2023
• Musk’s move has riled up some high-profile users and pleased some right-wing figures and Musk fans who thought the marks were unfair.
  — Barbara Ortutay, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Apr. 2023
• The most important thing is pleasing the judges, my coaches and the people who are picking the team.
  — Katie Camero, USA TODAY, 29 Feb. 2024
• No matter your family's size or your kids' ages, these ideas are sure to please.
  — Country Living, 22 Mar. 2023
• However, some first responders in the city were pleased by the offer.
  — Kristine Parks, Fox News, 12 Aug. 2023
• Below, find a few of our very favorite bottles that are sure to please every palate.
  — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 29 Dec. 2022
• When they are finally cleared for takeoff the lady does not need to be asked to please place her seat in the upright position or to please push her bag under the seat in front of her.
  — Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024