How to Use good faith in a Sentence

good faith

noun
  • You have no right to question my good faith.
  • Farnsworth’s spokesman, Chris Bond, said that Farnsworth acted in good faith and would fight the charges.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 4 Nov. 2022
  • The bank does not owe you a duty of good faith to protect the box’s contents.
    Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 25 June 2023
  • Democrats in this process of not acting in good faith clearly.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 4 Mar. 2022
  • Anonymous sources tell The Post that the deal is moving forward in good faith.
    Joe Wituschek, BGR, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Trustees are obliged to deal with one another in good faith, too.
    Brian T. Allen, National Review, 19 Feb. 2022
  • And once again, the Republicans are abusing the good faith of the voters of Ohio.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 2 Mar. 2022
  • This doesn’t fit the tenor of good faith or relationships.
    Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al, 19 Sep. 2023
  • As a show of good faith, the boss writes out an advance check: two hundred and fifty dollars.
    Han Ong, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022
  • While the recommendation may be made in good faith, the coach could be blind to their bias.
    Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 17 Feb. 2022
  • And there was no question Terrones acted in good faith.
    Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The filing says the settlement is contingent on the court’s finding it was made in good faith.
    NBC News, 25 Feb. 2022
  • At one point, the con artists said that Nettleman could give them a $5 payment within 24 hours to show good faith.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Instead of bargaining in good faith — MLB locked us out.
    Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2022
  • That’s a project that would require everyone’s best efforts and good faith.
    Steven Litt, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The complaint said the League and the Chargers failed to negotiate in good faith with home cities before moving teams.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2022
  • The question is about whether the doctor’s intentions [are a factor], whether there can be good faith defense.
    al, 18 Jan. 2022
  • With none filed, the board certified the results and the employer must begin bargaining in good faith with the union.
    Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2022
  • The filing says the settlement is contingent on the court's finding it was made in good faith, NBC News reports.
    Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com, 24 Feb. 2022
  • These institutions do have more good faith to stand to lose, though, and a UFO secret is sure to not help these matters of trust.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune, 26 July 2023
  • My message to Woodside is simple: Act in good faith, follow the law, and do your part to increase the housing supply.
    Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2022
  • The deal is essentially a good faith agreement between the two agencies.
    Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 19 Dec. 2023
  • What's your sense, Ian, are the Russians negotiating in good faith here?
    ABC News, 31 July 2022
  • The officer responds in good faith, assuming that that's true.
    NBC News, 4 Sep. 2022
  • Jurors were presented with the question of whether the three men acted with corrupt intent rather than good faith.
    Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 28 Dec. 2021
  • The Republicans have not acted in good faith, not once during this entire process.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 17 Mar. 2022
  • The firing of Joshua Katz shows that Princeton no longer stands for tolerance, respect, good faith, and excellence.
    Ilya Shapiro, National Review, 27 May 2022
  • But as a sign of good faith to MTV, Barrymore has also agreed to return and host next year’s edition of the kudocast instead.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 4 May 2023
  • There's no good faith effort here in what Gov. Abbott is doing, and the only person the one person that is sowing chaos is Gov. Abbott.
    Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner, 24 July 2023
  • This week, King Soopers filed unfair labor practices charges against the union for refusing to bargain in good faith.
    Jaewon Kang, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2022

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