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

But will she be content to be a rotational piece at Emirates Stadium?

From BBC • Apr. 25, 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

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