contented
Example Sentences
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A genuinely contented polity would be indifferent to such criticism.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Rather, that contented knowing seasons the confidence with which O’Hara shaped all of her women, whether mothers or, like Patty Leigh in “The Studio,” mother figures.
From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026
Now, though, he’s a contented family man operating a successful neighborhood bistro called Chez Paul—until fate comes calling and returns him to a life he’d just as soon forget.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
But if I were to ever see anything remotely approaching this level in the theater, I could end my career a contented critic.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025
He did not look at me, he went on reading his paper, contented, comfortable, having assumed his way of living, the master of his house.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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