good-natured

Example Sentences

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"You're creating beautiful work on someone's face," she says with a good-natured laugh.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Finnegan is a shaggy black rescue dog who, for all his good-natured goofiness, carries the guilt and shame of being abandoned by his first owner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

“Heated Rivalry” stans applauded the actor’s good-natured handling of the situation and flipped over the unannounced but entirely expected appearances by his co-star and best friend, Hudson Williams.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

Unlike the real battle of the bands, the rivalry between the two sets of actors is entirely good-natured.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

His good-natured face, high above them, was just visible in the moonlight coming in through their window.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart