goodwill

Example Sentences

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He also urged Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz for two weeks “as a goodwill gesture.”

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Despite the recent surge in interest, MLB is careening toward a labor meltdown that threatens to squander that goodwill.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

“Generations of assistant U.S. attorneys had built the goodwill of that office for your generation to destroy it within a year,” Quraishi told a prosecutor.

From Slate • Mar. 24, 2026

The Telegraph's Anita Singh reflected on Winkleman's popularity in her review, saying her new show "arrives on a wave of goodwill" with the host approaching "national treasure status".

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Suitcase did his best to be friendly, and said that as a gesture of goodwill he had decided to withdraw all pending charges against us.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela