How to Use good-natured in a Sentence

good-natured

adjective
  • The uncles got a kick out of me and were more than good-natured with me.
    — Drew Carberry, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Raven was the oldest but seemed like the baby, good-natured and sweet.
    — Eric Boodman, STAT, 21 May 2024
  • It was supposed to play out that way in a good-natured manner.
    — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 11 June 2023
  • But even then, The Full Monty remains too good-natured to get all that cross with.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2023
  • In any case, the artist seems too good-natured to be more upset than amused by the ethical quandaries.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 30 Apr. 2023
  • The Gray Man star was also bracing for some good-natured ribbing from his close friends.
    — Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
  • There’s some good-natured debate over which is the better Baylor — Scheierman or the Bears.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 19 Mar. 2023
  • In a bit of good-natured trash talking, the Kansas City Star and the Inquirer decided to see which team has the supreme sense of style.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Princess Anne and King Charles proved that good-natured sibling ribbing never takes a rest.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Even a visit to the White House served as the superstar tight end's playground for some good-natured humor.
    — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 5 June 2023
  • The two arrived in formal Filipino attire and were teased by good-natured friends.
    — Rosalie R. Radomsky, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The teacher was a good-natured man with a red, rumpled forehead, small friendly eyes, and a joyful smile.
    — Mary Gaitskill, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Other good-natured face-offs have worked to settle feuds or team up old rivals.
    — Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
  • In any case, much of the talk has been good-natured and fun, with a sense that whatever shows up in the film is more likely to provoke a cringe than a scandal.
    — Rick Rojas, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Big, brash and smart, and with just a little good-natured menace, not unlike BigX himself.
    — John Norris, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2024
  • One night at home, after supper, the old man and Crespo got into a good-natured scuffle over the last one of the little cakes on the table.
    — Charles Portis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
  • One night at home, after supper, the old man and Crespo got into a good-natured scuffle over the last one of the little cakes on the table.
    — Charles Portis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
  • At one point a trio of good-natured twenty-something slackers set up camp about 10 yards away from her little crew.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Kolek has already started some good-natured trash talk with Johnson via text.
    — Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2023
  • While his Wild Bunch gang was among the most feared and notorious bands of outlaws in the West, Cassidy was widely known for his good-natured ease and charm.
    — Erin Alberty, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024
  • In the 2016 version, Doug goes from fish out of water to a good-natured, neighborly type who manages to find common ground with others on the game show.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Colin Jost was once again the subject of some good-natured ridicule while sitting behind the Weekend Updates desk.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Colin Jost was once again the subject of some good-natured ridicule while sitting behind the Weekend Updates desk.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2025
  • The Witch Hazel introduced in those shorts is a good-natured, gossipy witch who takes pride in her child-cooking and potion-brewing skills.
    — Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
  • David Arquette, cast as good-natured if ineffectual deputy Dewey, met Courteney Cox at the first read.
    — Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
  • In low-grade digital video, a group of women huddled against the cold around a stove celebrate Women’s Day with a good-natured sing-off.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 18 May 2024
  • Most were good-natured but some veered towards nasty although the barbs eventually died down.
    — Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
  • David says Mangione was always good-natured about the attention.
    — Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
  • David says Mangione was always good-natured about the attention.
    — Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
  • The action is passable, the mythology is generic, and the post-credits scene is overly optimistic about the prospects for a sequel, but there’s a good-natured sense of wonder that ties it all together.
    — Josh Bell, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025

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