contentment

Example Sentences

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I should have asked more questions, but an overwhelming sense of contentment seemed to have extinguished them, like a cool drink quenching thirst.

From Literature

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

‘We chase happiness when what we should be seeking is contentment.’

From MarketWatch

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

From BBC

"The number one emotion is contentment. I'm very lucky to have played so many games for Australia the way I have," Khawaja said.

From Barron's