How to Use contented in a Sentence

contented

adjective

• She felt peaceful and contented.
• Ho-gil picked up Eun-byul, who bounced on his lap with a contented sigh.
  — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
• Trotter looks back at what transpired next with a contented smile.
  — Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026
• My youngest daughter is sweet, contented, and rarely stops smiling.
  — Mary Katharine Ham, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2020
• Set plans into motion that will lead to success and a contented plateau in your life.
  — oregonlive, 9 Mar. 2020
• Mya, of course, has taken the long road to arrive at such a contented creative space.
  — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 19 May 2026
• The meat was tender, the juices made a great gravy, and all of my guests were perfectly contented.
  — Audrey Bruno, SELF, 20 Nov. 2018
• My feed call sounds more like hungry frogs than contented waterfowl.
  — Author: Christine Cunningham, Alaska Dispatch News, 10 Oct. 2017
• Ads for dairy products often talk about cows being happy or contented.
  — Steven Savage, Forbes, 9 June 2022
• 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
• The film depicts them all blissfully nodding along to his music with the same contented look.
  — John Blake, CNN, 5 Dec. 2021
• The pleasure of an act might echo out into the future in happy, contented ripples.
  — Big Think, 3 Sep. 2025
• Bell is a contented role player for the mighty Kansas City Chiefs.
  — New York Times, 2 Dec. 2020
• All in all, Crumb gave the outward appearance of living a contented life.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2022
• These thoughtful and unique presents are bound to impress even the most contented recipients.
  — Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2023
• Eyes closed, a contented smile on his face, he’s locked into the moment as the bass player in a Detroit band.
  — Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
• Proponents like Birbaumer say that patients can lead contented lives, even if they’re locked in.
  — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 25 Mar. 2022
• 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
• For now, Harris is a contented tenant in a corner of prime real estate.
  — Scott Wilson, Washington Post, 24 June 2023
• Who is describing the inner life of the happy, contented butcher?
  — Charles Finch, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2021
• In the second half, many Stoned players were moving with a kind of contented aimlessness.
  — George Gurley, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
• That’s reality, but what counts in politics is how voters feel, and most don’t feel contented.
  — Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
• 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
• Today, the Netherlands is a small but wealthy nation with a largely contented people.
  — Almar Latour, WSJ, 2 Dec. 2022
• For several years the company hummed along in a contented and profitable manner.
  — Michael Wolff, WIRED, 1 June 1998
• A week later, the couple were spotted in the Maldives, looking contented.
  — Morgan Enos, Billboard, 30 Apr. 2018
• Enjoy restful places and associate with contented people during the next four to five weeks while your energy might be at a low point.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 13 Sep. 2021
• Meanwhile, even in Wales, long the most contented member of the union, independence has crept back on the agenda.
  — The Economist, 17 Oct. 2019
• There was spectacular scenery, and the contented feeling of ruling the sandbox.
  — Karen Schwartz, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2017
• 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