be content

Example Sentences

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I’ll even be content with something that has the sizzle of last year’s “Sirāt,” which you and I both dug.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

And it meant Scheffler, 29, had to be content with a second consecutive second-place finish, having finished as runner-up to Rory McIlroy at last week's Masters.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

"I'll ask you to explain all this later. For now, I'll be content to get back the book. You think someone hired him to steal it?"

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood