Synonyms

1. content

Sentence Examples

1. Not wanting to disturb him, I contented myself with putting my hands in my lap and preserving the stillness of the moment.
2. He left the basin on the ground, with which Don Quixote contented himself, saying that the pagan had shown his discretion and imitated the beaver, which finding itself pressed by the hunters bites and cuts off with its teeth that for which, by its natural instinct, it knows it is pursued.
3. I am that lowly peasant girl whom thou in thy goodness or for thy pleasure wouldst raise high enough to call herself thine I am she who in the seclusion of innocence led a contented life until at the voice of thy importunity, and thy true and tender passion, as it seemed, she opened the gates of her modesty and surrendered to thee the keys of her liberty a gift received by thee but thanklessly, as is clearly shown by my forced retreat to the place where thou dost find me, and by thy appearance under the circumstances in which I see thee.
4. The stranger put a bit of spring into his step and hobbled directly towards us, plopping to the ground with a contented sigh between my companion and myself when he at last reached our grassy clearing.
5. The people dispersed, the duke and Don Quixote returned to the castle, they locked up Tosilos, Doña Rodriguez and her daughter remained perfectly contented when they saw that any way the affair must end in marriage, and Tosilos wanted nothing else.
6. For my own part, I had charge of a couple of dark lanterns, while Legrand contented himself with the scarabæus, which he carried attached to the end of a bit of whip-cord twirling it to and fro, with the air of a conjuror, as he went.
7. I was about seven months pregnant, all flushed and contented and filled with anticipation.
8. He watched with a contented grin as a lone swan plunged its head into the water and up again, its silver eyes glistening in the sun.
9. Fogg, not betraying the least vexation, contented himself with taking his carpet-bag, calling Aouda, and sending for a palanquin.
10. We contented ourselves to a more meager meal than expected, though even with only a few bites to eat, the scenery alone made it all sweeter than anything I had eaten before.