contentedly

Example Sentences

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Still, the louder message that life will go on for Carrie and her fabulous friends – contentedly, in the main – isn’t a terrible way to go.

From Salon • Aug. 15, 2025

I fell asleep contentedly on the drive home but awoke as we pulled into our favorite spot at the Muckenthaler.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2024

The truth is that we are hardwired for dissatisfaction, considering our ancestors who sat contentedly on their laurels tended not to pass on their genes.

From Slate • Aug. 3, 2024

We almost didn’t need a movie — we could have contentedly sat at the Starlight until we expired of old age, or got kicked out by management — but we watched one anyway.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 22, 2023

But rows of fat hens roosted contentedly in their roosting boxes, with their red-combed heads nestled into their plump bodies.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood