How to Use goodwill in a Sentence

goodwill

noun

• They allowed him to keep the extra money as a gesture of goodwill.
• She has goodwill toward all her coworkers.
• But critics now say Disney has thrown away all that goodwill.
  — Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2022
• On social media, the typical cesspool was replaced by an ocean of goodwill.
  — Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2022
• Goods and workers might be in short supply for a little while longer, but the supply of goodwill should never run out.
  — Andrew Reid, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022
• Amid the war, some freelancers are renegotiating with clients—and relying on their goodwill.
  — Aarian Marshall, Wired, 4 Mar. 2022
• The goodwill and fellow feeling for Ukraine extends well beyond national leaders.
  — Abdul El-Sayed, The New Republic, 10 Mar. 2022
• Two assassination attempts on Trump are the type of black swan event that would ordinarily fuel a flood of goodwill for a candidate.
  — Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2024
• This creates a foundation of goodwill and appreciation.
  — Mark Travers, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
• There are good reasons to compensate foreign lenders, but relying exclusively on the goodwill of a sovereign is treacherous.
  — Jay Newman, WSJ, 9 Mar. 2022
• Bates said there is bipartisan support for the Afghan refugees, but there is a lot more goodwill and support for the Afghan community than is being allowed to get to them.
  — cincinnati.com, 24 Mar. 2022
• The address was met with a standing ovation from lawmakers and with expressions of goodwill from various European leaders.
  — Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2022
• This wouldn't be the first time Phillippe has stressed the importance of goodwill.
  — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com, 18 Apr. 2022
• The problem isn’t due to a lack of goodwill or righteous ...
  — Robert Nicholson, National Review, 29 May 2022
• The result was a ton of interest in the show and lots of goodwill from subscribers.
  — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2023
• But as the war drags on, strains on resources and goodwill are starting to show.
  — Hanna Kozlowska, The New Republic, 13 Apr. 2022
• The pandas, in a gesture of goodwill from China, are the first to be sent to the United States in more than two decades.
  — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
• Pricing at $50 or even the normal $60 would have earned some goodwill here.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 11 June 2022
• Killer Mike thanked his fans for their goodwill messages.
  — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2024
• Any hopes for equality would be up to the goodwill of rich countries.
  — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2023
• Oh, so this goodwill gift, this gift from Japan literally went up in flames for the world to see.
  — Hilda Gitchell, Scientific American, 26 Jan. 2023
• But he has been met, by and large, with an outpouring of goodwill, from colleagues and the public alike.
  — Molly Ball, Time, 20 July 2023
• But there was so much goodwill in the audience at those first few previews.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 4 June 2024
• But with the help of researchers and the goodwill of governments around the world as well as the art world, these challenges can once again be overcome.
  — Howard N. Spiegler, Fortune Europe, 23 Feb. 2024
• Nick Foles is the subject of a punk song How much goodwill does Foles have in Philadelphia?
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Dec. 2022
• Walk to your co-worker’s desk to ask them a question – and why not bring them a latte too, as a goodwill gesture?
  — Lisa Mulcahy, Good Housekeeping, 24 Apr. 2023
• And giving fans in other parts of the state a chance to watch — maybe one game per week or month over-the-air — would go a long way in bringing some goodwill.
  — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
• Thank you for all of the Happy Birthday wishes and heartfelt goodwill!
  — Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2023
• But as the networks grew, the limits of communal goodwill strained.
  — Hannah Zeavin, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022
• View Comments But so far, Ortberg appears to have built up some goodwill.
  — Allison Morrow, CNN, 14 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 4 Nov 2024