How to Use contentment in a Sentence

contentment

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  • He believes that people can find peace and contentment in living simply.
  • In times of stress, pets aren't merely a good role model for contentment at home.
    — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2020
  • Our contentment and inner calm rests on our own sense of appreciation.
    — Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2020
  • The key is to know the difference between contentment and your career coming to a standstill.
    — Tanyel Mustafa, refinery29.com, 24 Jan. 2024
  • In the case of Denmark, this contentment is often attributed to the hygge lifestyle.
    — Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 3 July 2024
  • At first, the lockdown was a period of unusual contentment.
    — Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 5 July 2020
  • What happens when the most outgoing and sociable members of society find contentment alone from time to time?
    — Lily Jackson | Ljackson@al.com, al, 8 May 2020
  • Humans have often attempted to express the elation, contentment, or sense of pure rightness that comes from spending time in the wild.
    — Taylor Gee, Outside Online, 27 Feb. 2020
  • The cumulative effect of this process led to an overall sense of contentment, inner calm and happiness.
    — Nathalie Olah, refinery29.com, 12 July 2020
  • Finding contentment in solitude requires self-reliance.
    — Sarah Fay, Longreads, 17 Mar. 2020
  • That’s because anxiety repels abundance while contentment attracts it like a magnet.
    — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 9 Aug. 2020
  • Wuliao, on the other hand, breeds calmness, contentment, and creativity.
    — Connie Wang, refinery29.com, 8 Apr. 2020
  • Late October can bring contentment and rewards for a job well done, but don't ignore a chance to try something new or to expand your holdings while your luck may be at a peak.
    — oregonlive, 11 June 2020
  • To create the feeling of calm and contentment, concentrate on a creative idea, an engrossing craft or an entertaining pastime.
    — oregonlive, 8 May 2020
  • While unimaginable circumstances are unfolding, revisiting a time when things weren't so unpredictable can provide a sense of contentment.
    — Usa Today Entertainment Staff, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2020
  • For the sake of the sport, each should find contentment with half of the pie.
    — Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2022
  • May the month of the Quran bring contentment to your heart.
    — Manal Aman, Woman's Day, 25 Jan. 2023
  • And the last stage of the soul is contentment with what God wishes.
    — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2022
  • As a state, this isn’t the first contentment study that Hawaii has topped.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2020
  • This era of contentment appears to have come to an end.
    — Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Save your strength for No. 3, where the real work of contentment gets done.
    — Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2020
  • Haven is a small cat who lives in cozy contentment with one Ma Millie.
    — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The place that’s perfect for once-a-year fun may not work for daily contentment.
    — Mary Jacobs, Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2020
  • The Kune Kune pigs lounging at the edges of the vineyard elude a satisfied sense of contentment.
    — Jill Barth, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2021
  • Spending more time with the people who count the most can add contentment to your list of achievements.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Darryl took a sip of coffee and smacked his lips in contentment.
    — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2023
  • It’s about the deep sense of contentment that comes from slowing down and connecting with loved ones.
    — Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Family, 21 Dec. 2020
  • That’s not to say Republicans are set to spend the years ahead in a state of relaxed contentment.
    — Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, 7 Nov. 2020
  • Today we are filled with a peace and contentment that only the Lord can provide.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2024
  • His days, spent with a monk-like contentment knowing that each could be his last, are now largely reduced to the tree’s shade and the tree’s care.
    — New York Times, 1 July 2022

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