In a way, he felt a certain satisfaction because he'd seen it coming.
There is a certain satisfaction in making do with what we have, instead of always buying new stuff.
It had worked out quite well, she thought with a certain satisfaction.
"They'd die if they knew how much this cost," he said with a certain satisfaction.
Just writing all this down gave him a certain satisfaction.
She heard the catch in his breath and knew a certain satisfaction.
Not that Andy wouldn't take a certain satisfaction from the fact.
"Even that technology is beyond us," Speed said with a certain satisfaction.
There's a certain satisfaction when you find a new place without using the map.
Oh, there was a certain satisfaction in watching what her dad did on television.