be content

Example Sentences

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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

She now thinks she could be content never buying a home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 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

Salah is a player who wants to start football matches and will not be content with sitting on the bench.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

“I’d be content with an old square Buick. Remember them? You sat at least five feet off the ground.”

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee