contentment
Example Sentences
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“I have found and carved out this peace for myself and for my family, and it brings me so much joy and contentment and clarity and grounding,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
There is skill, and there is craft, and the difference between the two is contentment with proficiency versus an unsettled desire to create greatness out of nothing, to chase a dream.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
This, then, became the happiest of “Pulcinellas” for its existential sense of contentment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
As the Lindgren siblings stumble into adulthood, they are often reduced to the level of animals who seek contentment in the proximity of other warm bodies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
Thomas devoured each bite, hunger trumping everything else, the mood of contentment and relief around him palpable.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
Vocabulary lists containing contentment
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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Excerpts from "To Kill a Mockingbird"
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