How to Use pleasant in a Sentence

pleasant

adjective
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  • Their new teacher seems pleasant enough.
  • I didn't know you were coming. What a pleasant surprise!
  • Our evening together was pleasant but not very exciting.
  • We had a pleasant conversation.
  • The sheets will absorb the stench while adding a pleasant scent.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The fruit and veggie blend lends a pleasant flavor to the spray.
    — Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 30 May 2023
  • The sheets will absorb the stench while adding a pleasant scent.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024
  • The weekend looks pleasant with a good deal of sunshine and highs in the 70s.
    — Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 13 Apr. 2023
  • In the dining room, the Roys come across a rare, pleasant video of Logan.
    — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 30 May 2023
  • Keep in Mind This sunscreen isn’t the most pleasant to put on.
    — Sarah Bradley, Verywell Health, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Both the soap and the lotion have a pleasant mandarin scent.
    — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 14 May 2024
  • While not pleasant, that’s the least of his problems at the moment.
    — Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Outside, the weather was pleasant though cold; the wind blew raw.
    — Robert Pushkar, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
  • On the finish, there’s a pleasant warmth of dissolving Red Hots on the back of your throat.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 7 May 2023
  • Be pleasant and businesslike, and focus on the tasks at hand.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 20 Oct. 2022
  • The walking is pleasant, but the birds are at their wild-flushing worst.
    — Tom Davis, Field & Stream, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The fabric's smooth, soft, and cooling feel make for a much more pleasant way to fall asleep.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The scent offered a pleasant distraction from the events at hand.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2023
  • This is a feel-good day, because the Moon is hiding in your chart in a pleasant place.
    — Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 7 July 2024
  • The finish is a bit hot, but fades into a pleasant spicy sweetness on the back of your tongue.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2023
  • This change has been neither pleasant nor easy to deal with.
    — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024
  • The backyard, with flowers and fruit trees, is a pleasant place to relax.
    — Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2023
  • The roof will be able to retract when weather is pleasant.
    — Dallas News, 19 Dec. 2022
  • So, yeah, [that part of the interview] wasn’t pleasant.
    — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 1 Dec. 2022
  • The dark green leaves can grow to 4 to 6 inches long and emit a pleasant odor similar to mint, basil, and lemon.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 15 May 2024
  • If Spinosaurus was plunked down in deep water, the results wouldn’t have been very pleasant.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The fudge is dense but smooth, steering clear of the grainy texture that can sometimes dent a pleasant bite.
    — Drew Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2024
  • That's good because the engine note isn't pleasant at any speed.
    — Andrew Krok, Car and Driver, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Their seats, concourses and bathrooms are more pleasant than the original’s, and the building meets nearby streets in a more people-friendly manner.
    — Sam Lubell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Falling ill is never pleasant at the best of times, but doing so on a cruise can be particularly challenging.
    — David Nikel, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024

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