contented
Example Sentences
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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
He’s the contented “Innie” to the miserable “Outie” version of himself, the one so paralyzed by his wife’s death that he chose to surgically divorce his work life from the mess of his personal time.
From Salon • Jan. 17, 2025
"It's the prosecution case that Isabella Wheildon was a healthy, contented, well-cared for little girl until Scott Jeff came into her young life," Ms Howes told jurors.
From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024
By 1970, with a partnership in a successful PI agency and a stable and happy family, Easy Rawlins is a changed and contented man.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2024
James contented himself with the security of a fashionable crop, the slow, inevitable accumulations of his estate.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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