contentment

Example Sentences

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Who doesn’t yearn to clean up their mistakes and find some semblance of happiness, even when contentment seems so far out of reach?

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

“We feel a lot of contentment coming away from Melbourne today,” Wolff said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

We see her at the beginning of “Calle Málaga” in a state of smiling contentment, walking her neighborhood streets and being greeted by vendors.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

There is a sense of being "overwhelmed with the emotion" in contrast to other forms of happiness, such as comfort or contentment.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

It was part of the contentment she had always known.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry