nice guy

Example Sentences

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"He also didn't let me settle. He was very good at challenging people and helping students be the best they can be. Above all, he's a very funny, genuine, nice guy."

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

His Clark Kent-esque transformation, from unimposing nice guy — “the nicest guy in the entire world,” Casparius said — to smirking menace whenever the day needs saving is the stuff of comic book legends.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

"Thaksin is a really nice guy and intellectual," his 46-year-old nephew told AFP.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

"I don't know Gabriel Martinelli, but he comes across as a nice guy," said Slot.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

Of course Nigro had let him take the test again; I and a couple of others helped him study before he did, because he was a nice guy, hapless but good-natured.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover