well-behaved

Example Sentences

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As long as they’re home by curfew, and have been well-behaved that week, the teens are allowed to set their own schedules.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 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

She was a lovable child, always smiling and well-behaved, said Denes.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

I see this with my parents, with my mum, that she sometimes cannot see the nice, well-educated, well-behaved guy that I see.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2025

He’s one of a pack of siblings, the second son, a younger brother, a proper and well-behaved middle child.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman