well-behaved
Example Sentences
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“Sylvie Sprouse. And she’s a very well-behaved baby.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
His family described the teenager as a well-behaved boy who was always helping out at home.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
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
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
On the beach, well-behaved waves zipped and unzipped themselves.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
