contented
Example Sentences
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Sturgeon also said she was "contented" and "at peace" with her decision to quit politics.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Now, though, he’s a contented family man operating a successful neighborhood bistro called Chez Paul—until fate comes calling and returns him to a life he’d just as soon forget.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
In a twitch, a head tilt or a whine, Indy communicates his emotions: curious, lonely, contented, confused, fretful, desperate or petrified.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025
He’s the contented “Innie” to the miserable “Outie” version of himself, the one so paralyzed by his wife’s death that he chose to surgically divorce his work life from the mess of his personal time.
From Salon • Jan. 17, 2025
We let Quinby eat until she looked over at us, her belly swollen, her eyes glazed, and gave a contented belch.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
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