be content

Example Sentences

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However, sources at the club strongly reject suggestions they would prefer to avoid qualifying for lesser competitions, or be content without European football, despite their settlement with financial regulators following significant spending on transfers.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

If you’re happy with your firm and understand the protections in place, you may be content sticking with one place for all your retirement savings.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

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

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

We believe that we may meet again in a time to come, and perhaps we shall find somewhere a land where we can live together and both be content.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien