How to Use good-natured in a Sentence

good-natured

adjective

• 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 | [e-mail], al, 19 Mar. 2023
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Since 1975, the manic, good-natured wild card of the Eagles has been its most vivacious showman – mugging, shuffling, bark-singing.
  — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 8 Sep. 2023
• After good-natured Venus shifts into your 10th House of Reputation, people might start to see your side of the story.
  — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2024
• This led to production problems at times, which Corman solved with good-natured dispatch.
  — Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 May 2024
• For most of the rest of his career, Keith was a sly humorist, a good-natured blowhard, a chronicler of what really happens below thick skin.
  — Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
• The familiar drive promises a day full of throwing horseshoes, good-natured teasing from loud uncles, and a potluck dinner that puts you in a food coma.
  — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2023
• Advertisement In the first two videos, James is shown attempting some long-range shots with Bryce calling out some good-natured trash talk from behind the camera.
  — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
• Red Carpet The actor's famous friends were quick to fill up the comments section of his post with wishes for a speedy recovery, as well as some good-natured teasing.
  — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2023
• Without a good-natured back and forth, a company risks becoming an echo chamber.
  — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
• Victoria Beckham first launched the slogan tees back in November as a good-natured way of poking fun at herself.
  — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 30 Jan. 2024
• Now, however, a spirit of mellow, good-natured fellowship seemed to pervade the place.
  — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 13 July 2024
• The pair spent years locked in an elite but seemingly good-natured rivalry, its zenith coming at the marathon 2008 Wimbledon final, widely considered to be one of the best matches of all time.
  — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 10 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Dec 2024