well-behaved
Example Sentences
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The old-school kind where everybody is mostly well-behaved and polite, and the audience scrolls on their phones to stay awake.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
JPMorgan said a combination of solid growth and well-behaved inflation are producing a Goldilocks set-up for stocks to flourish.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026
It sounds like something out of a Trollope novel—a well-behaved boy lapping up statecraft over dinner.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
A spokesperson for Exmoor Zoo said they "cannot believe that fate has been so cruel to such a lovely, lively, well-behaved group of children".
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025
The girl shared dried berries with Duane, which kept his stomach content and well-behaved.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
