be content

Example Sentences

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Yet the stakes are too high, the moment too rare to be content with simply showing up.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

"There might be content that you can look at together and say, 'OK, do you think that that is true? How would I figure out if that's true or not?'"

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

When you know exactly what you need to be content, and it turns out to be far less than you thought, you can take risks other people can’t.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

Odermatt had to be content with bronze in the super-G and silver alongside Loic Meillard in the team combined after coming fourth in the opening downhill.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

We’d lost our home, but you three were still cheerful, and I tried to forget my worries and be content with that.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman