well-behaved
Example Sentences
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His family described the teenager as a well-behaved boy who was always helping out at home.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
Consider clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential, or CHIP, in which blood cells harbor mutations often seen in blood cancer, giving them a growth advantage over their well-behaved neighbors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
If parents only left money to well-behaved adult children with a pristine record of good manners and fiscal responsibility, most pet shelters would probably never have to raise funds again.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 18, 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
“We can do with a few well-behaved fellows like you,” he said to Boxwood.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
