be content

Example Sentences

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Can you be content and sit with that?

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

If you’re happy with your firm and understand the protections in place, you may be content sticking with one place for all your retirement savings.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Ordinarily, the Fed would be content to look past the temporary boost to inflation from higher oil and focus on its damage to incomes and spending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

World champion Amber Anning had to be content with a shock third-place finish in the women's 400m, edged out by winner Yemi Mary John and Louisa Stoney.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

They were obliged to make peace with him and to be content with dominion over Africa, leaving Sicily to Agathocles.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli