good guy

Example Sentences

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“He definitely didn’t want that order of, you know, publicity. He wanted just to say to me, ‘I’m a good guy.’

From Salon • May 29, 2026

Paul was a "good guy… a charismatic gentleman" who David "looked up to a lot" and whose sense of judgement he trusted.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

He was a good guy and a production designer who took me to a couple of movie sets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

The script ties itself in knots trying to make Davis a good guy, when he would be far more interesting if he wasn’t.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

I’ve seen this kind of thing in the movies, where the good guy eludes the bad one in some kind of complicated public space, but I never imagined doing it myself.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich