contentedly
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The plot’s engine sputters as the film contentedly wafts just out of reach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
“When I see them popping up on the sand, it means everyone is back here enjoying the beach,” Wrightsville homeowner Tracy Dix said contentedly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
The truth is that we are hardwired for dissatisfaction, considering our ancestors who sat contentedly on their laurels tended not to pass on their genes.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2024
For the last two decades, McLachlan, 56, has contentedly receded from the spotlight and the music industry she helped reimagine with the women-led festival Lilith Fair.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2024
The fairy, though, just smiled, then climbed up May’s arm and into her hair, burying into it and sighing contentedly.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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