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

Would Guardiola be content with his European record if it were not to be improved?

From BBC • Mar. 17, 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

She now thinks she could be content never buying a home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

“Would you be content to let them be people?”

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck