well-behaved

Example Sentences

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As long as they’re home by curfew, and have been well-behaved that week, the teens are allowed to set their own schedules.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

"I was a good child and I loved school but if you were well-behaved there, the more targeted you were," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

If parents only left money to well-behaved adult children with a pristine record of good manners and fiscal responsibility, most pet shelters would probably never have to raise funds again.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

The well-behaved dogs are impressive; the poorly behaved ones are affirming; they’re all adorable.

From Slate • Dec. 28, 2024

He’s one of a pack of siblings, the second son, a younger brother, a proper and well-behaved middle child.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman