Example Sentences

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"His friendly, wide-ranging, team-oriented, good-humoured and consistently well-articulated contributions greatly enriched our discussions."

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

One of their signs suggested all the picnicking and lounging on the asphalt at Trafalgar Square belied their determination: “Yes, we’re polite and good-humoured, but we’re very serious,” it said.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2019

A PM could be papped on holiday, even then, or maybe – since Baldwin looks extremely good-humoured and relaxed in the clip – it was an early piece of smart prime ministerial media management.

From The Guardian • Aug. 24, 2019

The pub I imagined embodied the virtues often associated with Ireland – kind and gentle, polite, good-humoured, and devoted to the spoken word in all its base and exalted forms.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2018

He had been prepared to lie, to bluster, to remain sullenly unresponsive; but, reassured by the good-humoured intelligence of the Controller’s face, he decided to tell the truth, straightforwardly.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley