be content

Example Sentences

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I’ll even be content with something that has the sizzle of last year’s “Sirāt,” which you and I both dug.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

When you know exactly what you need to be content, and it turns out to be far less than you thought, you can take risks other people can’t.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

Odermatt had to be content with bronze in the super-G and silver alongside Loic Meillard in the team combined after coming fourth in the opening downhill.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

But if you’ve come to Yellowstone in the depths of winter, you may not be the type to be content with kicking back once the sun sets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

I’d be content in his presence, nothing more.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine