contentment

Example Sentences

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Aleys acknowledges the contentment of the Beguines, understanding that their communal labors knit their “hopes, their labor, even their disagreements” as “strands in a single weave.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

There is a sense of being "overwhelmed with the emotion" in contrast to other forms of happiness, such as comfort or contentment.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

“Action from policy makers has been nonexistent, timid or ineffectual. In tandem, corporate Canada has become beset by contentment and incumbency.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

For some, this doesn’t require elite levels of spending — and this contentment, achieved by knowing what matters to you, is key.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025

Corinthians couldn’t make sense out of what they were talking about with so much passion, and she didn’t want to stay there and learn, lest it distract her from the contentment she was feeling.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison