good will

Example Sentences

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This editorial is hard to read, but unless we want to experience similar terror-driven antisemitic outrages in the future, the truth must be told and retold to and by people of good will.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

On Friday, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Friday issued a decree declaring Kurdish a "national language", in an apparent gesture of good will towards the minority after the recent violence.

From Barron's • Jan. 17, 2026

While she expects food retailers to have done well, the clothing sector will be more varied and talk "about some retailers leaving the High Street for good" will be heard over the next few weeks.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

It got me thinking—’tis the season—about good will toward men and the seasonal spirit of kindness, empathy and compassion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

“What good will that do us when the rest of him has disappeared into the pantry?”

From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo