good-natured

Example Sentences

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Herzl found Rothschild paternalistic and overly timid, “a decent, good-natured, faint-hearted man, who utterly fails to understand the matter,” as he wrote in his diary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

"You're creating beautiful work on someone's face," she says with a good-natured laugh.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

"There's sort of a good-natured, almost race emerging between some countries about who will reach elimination first," Canfell says.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

You won’t find any of the good-natured platitudes of a body swap comedy like “Freakier Friday” here.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

Finally, Haymitch interrupts us and gives us a good-natured shove toward the victor's chair.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins