do-gooder

Example Sentences

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“Not because I’m a do-gooder but because I’m a big giant wuss who no one wants to have around. So there, now you know.”

From Literature

It’s possible to make a movie about an innocent do-gooder that doesn’t drown in sugary goodness.

From Salon

Superman’s stymied do-gooder impulse feels right for an era where you can’t say “Save the whales” without some genius asking why you don’t care about plankton.

From Los Angeles Times

“Urchin” is rich in confidence without a penny of do-gooder pity.

From Los Angeles Times

The critics say the gang leader’s metamorphosis defies reality, and that the kindly, do-gooder persona of Emilia Pérez mocks the victims who suffered during her former, malevolent reign.

From Los Angeles Times