be content

Example Sentences

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I’ll even be content with something that has the sizzle of last year’s “Sirāt,” which you and I both dug.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Ordinarily, the Fed would be content to look past the temporary boost to inflation from higher oil and focus on its damage to incomes and spending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

When you know exactly what you need to be content, and it turns out to be far less than you thought, you can take risks other people can’t.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

Odermatt had to be content with bronze in the super-G and silver alongside Loic Meillard in the team combined after coming fourth in the opening downhill.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Like the books confiscated from foreign ships, the originals stayed in the library, and the former owners had to be content with a handsome set of copies.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro