contentedness
Example Sentences
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The country is regularly billed as one of the happiest places on Earth, based on studies that purport to rank national contentedness.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2022
Lagging behind the camera, Odenkirk casually peered over the balcony’s edge and, spotting the thing in question, reacted with a jolt, his boozy contentedness giving way, abruptly, to a silent-comedy pantomime of terror.
From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2022
And through Barry Jenkins' interpretation of Colson Whitehead's novel Harper realizes Royal as a lionhearted man who exercises patience and contentedness as the golden virtues they're meant to be while never ceding his strength.
From Salon • Dec. 26, 2021
So it’s obvious that much of the Happy Meal’s appeal isn’t just about sustenance but also contentedness.
From Washington Post • Nov. 6, 2019
I feel freedom for the first time in months, and an air of contentedness wanders next to me all the way home.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
