contented
Example Sentences
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At Peacefield in Quincy, Mass., Adams spent his final hours contented with the knowledge that it was “the glorious Fourth of July.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
More Europeans are wondering how contented they truly are.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
She’d jump in the car happily, give her captor a toothy grin and then curl into a contented nap, probably dreaming of her next escape.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025
He’s the contented “Innie” to the miserable “Outie” version of himself, the one so paralyzed by his wife’s death that he chose to surgically divorce his work life from the mess of his personal time.
From Salon • Jan. 17, 2025
After that experience Stuart contented himself with the tiny coins which his father made for him out of tin foil.
From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White
Vocabulary lists containing contented
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