contentedly

Example Sentences

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“When I see them popping up on the sand, it means everyone is back here enjoying the beach,” Wrightsville homeowner Tracy Dix said contentedly.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

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

If its name is a bit of a mouthful, or its acronym a bit obscure, it makes up for it by sheer effectiveness, helping most people with insomnia slumber more contentedly.

From Slate • Jul. 19, 2025

The creature lifts its head, nearly dainty in scale, and contentedly gnaws a mouthful of ferns.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2024

He ate one pie, then the other, and belched contentedly.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby