contentedness

Example Sentences

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But the other part of the book is my search for contentedness.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2023

The country is regularly billed as one of the happiest places on Earth, based on studies that purport to rank national contentedness.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2022

Mikkelsen can, because he wears an assurance that telegraphs his contentedness with filling space without sucking the air out of the room.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2022

Lagging behind the camera, Odenkirk casually peered over the balcony’s edge and, spotting the thing in question, reacted with a jolt, his boozy contentedness giving way, abruptly, to a silent-comedy pantomime of terror.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2022

Inside their cedar tree, for nearly four years, he and Hatsue had held one another with the dreamy contentedness of young lovers.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson