good-hearted
Example Sentences
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Samantha’s father hires Nana away from her grimy pub-cleaning job to answer the phone at his taxi service: a good-hearted gesture or a bribe to keep her and Janey quiet?
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Peggy Jo Tallas was, by all accounts, the classic good-hearted Texas woman.
From Slate • Nov. 15, 2025
While that was quickly cancelled, Warner came to be associated with stable, good-hearted guys whose lives are more together than those of their friends.
From Salon • Jul. 23, 2025
Pragmatic, good-hearted Ava is the film’s moral center, the one disgusted enough to realize that she, her friends and Southport’s leadership are all cretins.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025
“Poor Margaret,” Penelope thought as she watched the good-hearted girl skitter gracefully away across the cobblestones.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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