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

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

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

But he was, by every indication, a very nice guy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

In the Hollywood neighborhood where he lived and worked as an Uber driver, one acquaintance described suspect Jonathan Rinderknecht as ‘a really nice guy.’

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

He loved to toss surprise exams at a class—and he also could suddenly be the nice guy, not giving a test for weeks or giving a test and then throwing away the results.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier