contentedly

Example Sentences

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Now happily operating a small cheese shop and living contentedly with his girlfriend, he mostly avoids the spotlight.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

Still, the louder message that life will go on for Carrie and her fabulous friends – contentedly, in the main – isn’t a terrible way to go.

From Salon • Aug. 15, 2025

If its name is a bit of a mouthful, or its acronym a bit obscure, it makes up for it by sheer effectiveness, helping most people with insomnia slumber more contentedly.

From Slate • Jul. 19, 2025

We almost didn’t need a movie — we could have contentedly sat at the Starlight until we expired of old age, or got kicked out by management — but we watched one anyway.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 22, 2023

Her crinkled ears relaxed; she thrust her snout comfortably against Taran’s shoulder and chuckled contentedly, a blissful smile on her face.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander