contented
Example Sentences
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Ms. Maura plays Maria Ángeles, a contented widow who is a much-respected resident of the ethnically Spanish enclave in Tangier, Morocco.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
Rather, that contented knowing seasons the confidence with which O’Hara shaped all of her women, whether mothers or, like Patty Leigh in “The Studio,” mother figures.
From Salon • Feb. 4, 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
Over the course of that relationship their daughter was said to have been “a happy, healthy, engaging and contented child” and there was “absolutely no suggestion of anything other than good parenting”.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2024
There were several contented sighs, then silence reigned in the stable.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
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