be content
Example Sentences
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Yet the stakes are too high, the moment too rare to be content with simply showing up.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
If you’re happy with your firm and understand the protections in place, you may be content sticking with one place for all your retirement savings.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
And it meant Scheffler, 29, had to be content with a second consecutive second-place finish, having finished as runner-up to Rory McIlroy at last week's Masters.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
She now thinks she could be content never buying a home.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026
They were obliged to make peace with him and to be content with dominion over Africa, leaving Sicily to Agathocles.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
