contentedly
Example Sentences
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“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
But today, sitting in the sunlight garden of a quiet Cannes hotel blocks from the action, Ramsay smokes and sips coffee contentedly.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2025
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
But on the way back, as he contentedly ate his prize, I was allowed to do as I wished.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
