content
noun
Usually contents.
had contented
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past perfectof content.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In wooden-wing planes the cautious Army had contented itself with fleets of Ward's little primary trainers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Harry Truman had contented himself with guarded silences and careful speeches during more than a month of clamor and vilification over the removal of General Douglas MacArthur.
From Time Magazine Archive
She had contented herself that Carmen should some day barter her rare culture, her charm, and her unrivaled beauty, for the more lowly title of an impecunious count or baron.
From Carmen Ariza by Charles Francis Stocking
For sometime she had contented herself with this daily programme, not varying it by venturing away from the place, even to carry her garden truck to market.
From The Wall Between by Sara Ware Bassett
While the Renshaws had contented themselves with stoves, Mr. Atherton had gone to the expense and trouble of having a great open fireplace, with a brick chimney outside the wall.
From Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
