as in compassionate
having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others
a good-hearted doctor who regularly sees poor patients for free
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Recent Examples of good-hearted
People in her community describe Ms. Walker as caring, good-hearted, and responsible.
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The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
But some have stuck around, like this goofy, endearing Netflix movie starring Kurt Russell as a gruff but good-hearted (and hunky) Santa who spends one busy Christmas Eve helping out a family of troubled kids escape a series of mishaps.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
Robert Timothy Smith plays good-hearted Neel (with the aid of facial motion capture, a prosthetic suit and an animatronic puppeteered head), while Ravi Cabot-Conyers (#BlackAF), Ryan Kiera Armstrong (2022’s Firestarter) and Kyriana Kratter (BUNK’D) respectively play Wim, Fern and KB.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 22 Nov. 2024
As a result, he’s often accused of playing one character: the fundamentally decent, good-hearted, noble but humble all-American Everyman.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
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The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
But some have stuck around, like this goofy, endearing Netflix movie starring Kurt Russell as a gruff but good-hearted (and hunky) Santa who spends one busy Christmas Eve helping out a family of troubled kids escape a series of mishaps.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
Robert Timothy Smith plays good-hearted Neel (with the aid of facial motion capture, a prosthetic suit and an animatronic puppeteered head), while Ravi Cabot-Conyers (#BlackAF), Ryan Kiera Armstrong (2022’s Firestarter) and Kyriana Kratter (BUNK’D) respectively play Wim, Fern and KB.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 22 Nov. 2024
As a result, he’s often accused of playing one character: the fundamentally decent, good-hearted, noble but humble all-American Everyman.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for good-hearted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for good-hearted
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The Power Of Radical Self-Awareness Reinvention begins with an honest, compassionate self-examination.Mark Protus, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Deputy Paul Martin was beloved by his colleagues and known for his compassionate nature, Schwarz said.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Welcome to 2025—a world of benevolent AI, robot assistants, biological breakthroughs, and the general promise of the future.Amy Sterling, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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In a most benevolent gesture, Chicago Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts has invited the most prolific home run hitter in franchise history, the man who sold more tickets to Wrigley Field than the beer and the ivy, to the team’s fan convention next month.Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
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But the party went on, albeit cloaked anew as a fund-raiser for a kinder, gentler organization, the Good Neighbor Council for Aircraft Noise Control.Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Being one of 11 siblings, Dina is looking for someone who is kind, ambitious and family-oriented.Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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The group embarked on an unprecedented wave of terror that included assaults, lynchings, and rapes predominantly against African Americans, but also against white people accused of being sympathetic to the 1870 election results and federal Reconstruction policies.Brittany Friedman / Made by History, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
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The next judge, Hollis will find, won’t be as sympathetic.Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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However, the thoughtful gesture quickly turned upside down.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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The Fitbit Charge 6 continues to lead the fitness tracker market with thoughtful updates.Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 6 Jan. 2025
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