How to Use contented in a Sentence

contented

adjective

• She felt peaceful and contented.
• Byron was not a contented soul, yet a chapter of civilization is told by his discontents.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
• The meat was tender, the juices made a great gravy, and all of my guests were perfectly contented.
  — Audrey Bruno, SELF, 20 Nov. 2018
• Bell is a contented role player for the mighty Kansas City Chiefs.
  — New York Times, 2 Dec. 2020
• The only place George seemed to feel safe and contented was alone inside his car driving around in big cities.
  — Michael Klein, SPIN, 8 Aug. 2022
• Set plans into motion that will lead to success and a contented plateau in your life.
  — oregonlive, 9 Mar. 2020
• On a recent day Lein stood in one of her barns as a contented chorus of 9,400 chickens clucked and murmured.
  — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2020
• All in all, Crumb gave the outward appearance of living a contented life.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2022
• Meanwhile, even in Wales, long the most contented member of the union, independence has crept back on the agenda.
  — The Economist, 17 Oct. 2019
• My youngest daughter is sweet, contented, and rarely stops smiling.
  — Mary Katharine Ham, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2020
• The film depicts them all blissfully nodding along to his music with the same contented look.
  — John Blake, CNN, 5 Dec. 2021
• The first sign that all is not well despite what appears to be a contented existence comes early, in a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it scene as Marie changes one night.
  — Michael Nordine, Variety, 15 Jan. 2023
• Since his release, the 74-year-old retiree has carved out a quiet and contented life for himself in Carlsbad.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2021
• By the time were packing up our leftovers, Margy and I were in a contented garlic haze, full of salt, fat and memories.
  — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2024
• What's your fond remembrances of that quaint, contented era?
  — Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 28 Dec. 2010
• There was a time, not so very long ago, when contented audiences at a musical left the theater humming the songs.
  — Joanne Kaufman, WSJ, 5 June 2018
• In the second half, many Stoned players were moving with a kind of contented aimlessness.
  — George Gurley, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
• Not when the dying were schoolchildren, people in the midst of prayer or contented folks just living quiet lives.
  — Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2021
• A week later, the couple were spotted in the Maldives, looking contented.
  — Morgan Enos, Billboard, 30 Apr. 2018
• Despite a civil war that’s been going on since 1991, surveys suggest it’s one of the most contented countries in Africa.
  — Candice Wang, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2021
• Today, the Netherlands is a small but wealthy nation with a largely contented people.
  — Almar Latour, WSJ, 2 Dec. 2022
• These thoughtful and unique presents are bound to impress even the most contented recipients.
  — Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2023
• From there, the trail winds gently downhill past mountain views, contented cows, a perfect picnic spot, and a fine restaurant.
  — Rick Steves' Europe, The Seattle Times, 20 June 2017
• In Napa County cows munched, seemingly contented, in the few spots of unburned grass in their grazing fields.
  — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2017
• Nearby, a 1-month-old sleeps in a contented squish on his mother’s chest, and older kids weave through the tables with gargantuan squares of cake.
  — Jennifer Brookland, Detroit Free Press, 30 May 2023
• For these contented men, whose career peaks were at least twenty years behind them, Avicii was at best an obscure Swede with a summer hit.
  — Katie Bain, Billboard, 19 Jan. 2022
• For now, Harris is a contented tenant in a corner of prime real estate.
  — Scott Wilson, Washington Post, 24 June 2023
• Proponents like Birbaumer say that patients can lead contented lives, even if they’re locked in.
  — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 25 Mar. 2022
• But there is no subsequent turn in the song’s contented register.
  — Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 29 July 2023
• Who is describing the inner life of the happy, contented butcher?
  — Charles Finch, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2021

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024