‘We are conscious too of where we stand on the scale of contentedness or satisfaction or fulfilment or plain happiness.’
‘In his polo-neck jumper and jeans there is a casual ease to him, however, a satisfied contentedness.’
‘Happiness is contentedness, whereas joy is about electricity.’
‘When I woke up this morning I felt a great happiness and contentedness, until I realised it had all been a dream.’
‘Because I believe that economic success inspires ambition and appetite in national leaders, not sanguinity or contentedness.’
‘Regardless, the taste buds remain the ultimate authority, and there is a certain contentedness found only in the folds of butter-fried dumplings.’
‘And though I love the bloated contentedness created by gorging on a meal packed with spices, fat and carbohydrates, this was not to be the highlight of the evening.’
‘All night, the artfully sprawling rock lulls the lovers and the fighters into a state of dewy-eyed contentedness.’
‘Probably he confused my contentedness for readiness to go home.’
‘Maybe we spend all our adult lives trying to recreate the sense of wonderment and joy and downright contentedness that childhood Christmases brought.’
‘You could lay around, nap, watch tv, and there was a contentedness about it.’
‘I go through my life with this dread that the repetitive normality and contentedness is always on the brink of ending due to some disaster.’
‘The position presented may look like a quest for spirituality shaped by a mixture of scientific secularism, Buddhist contentedness, and American Puritan self-control and self-leadership.’
‘That line's a good benchmark for the rest of the album: The bulk of its love songs suggest a certain romantic contentedness - the joy of the relationship you're in.’
‘It's a brilliant day, and the couple is so cozily in sync after 25 years of marriage that they can communicate their contentedness in utter silence.’
‘I exhale a breath of contentedness and smile to myself.’
‘With a sigh of contentedness and tranquility, we collect our things and return to our bungalow, to wash the sand and salt off our skin, and dress for the night.’
‘But not even the badgering from the rational side of her mind was helping to shake her feeling of contentedness.’
‘Around me the room was pleasantly dark, rolling in drunken contentedness.’
‘Jeanne, his lovely, loving wife senses something has disturbed the stolid contentedness of her husband.’
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