good guy

Example Sentences

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When a beefy bad guy who was about to squish a normal-sized good guy received a crippling blow to the scrotum, I laughed.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

“He definitely didn’t want that order of, you know, publicity. He wanted just to say to me, ‘I’m a good guy.’

From Salon • May 29, 2026

After Perry’s death, Morrison wrote, Iwamasa insisted on speaking at the funeral and clung to the family, “as if he was somehow the good guy who tried to save Matthew.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Paul was a "good guy… a charismatic gentleman" who David "looked up to a lot" and whose sense of judgement he trusted.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

I want to sound like the good guy.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty