contentedness

Example Sentences

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But the other part of the book is my search for contentedness.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2023

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

Mikkelsen can, because he wears an assurance that telegraphs his contentedness with filling space without sucking the air out of the room.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2022

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