well-behaved
Example Sentences
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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
She was a lovable child, always smiling and well-behaved, said Denes.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
In Adelaide, police estimated that 15,000 people were present at both a rally and counter-demonstration, and said that crowds were "generally well-behaved", according to local media.
From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025
It was empty now, but sweetly expectant of clean, white, well-behaved children and parents who would play there above the lake in summer before half-running, half-stumbling down the slope to the welcoming water.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
