contented
Example Sentences
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At Peacefield in Quincy, Mass., Adams spent his final hours contented with the knowledge that it was “the glorious Fourth of July.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
And it is not hard to find contented heat pump customers.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
“Wi$h Li$t,” a wistful song that hits like a contented sigh, imagines a simple life of domesticity in a suburban house with a basketball hoop, children and peace.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025
She’d jump in the car happily, give her captor a toothy grin and then curl into a contented nap, probably dreaming of her next escape.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025
Hazel contented himself with organizing the diggers and left it to Strawberry to say what was actually to be done.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
Vocabulary lists containing contented
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