contentedness

Example Sentences

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The country is regularly billed as one of the happiest places on Earth, based on studies that purport to rank national contentedness.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2022

Mohseni’s line readings feel, at first, presentational, but her gaze is astonishing in its ability to convey longing and a mask of contentedness.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2022

And through Barry Jenkins' interpretation of Colson Whitehead's novel Harper realizes Royal as a lionhearted man who exercises patience and contentedness as the golden virtues they're meant to be while never ceding his strength.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2021

And, in an interview, Warwick wondered just why she shouldn’t exude contentedness.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2021

I feel freedom for the first time in months, and an air of contentedness wanders next to me all the way home.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak