good-humored

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Recent Examples of good-humored Like a chill senior’s valedictory address, Endgame mixes good-humored winks with a misty-eyed reverence for everything that’s come before while never wearing out its welcome. Kevin Lincoln, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025 Patriot, the posthumous memoir of Alexei Navalny, is distressing but also surprisingly good-humored and funny. airmail.news, 26 Oct. 2024 Mangold depicts Cash in both Walk the Line and A Complete Unknown as nervy mysteries always on the edge of a breakdown, though Boyd Holbrook plays him as more mischievous and good-humored compared to the brooding Joaquin Phoenix. Brady Gerber, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024 Gentle and good-humored, musicians Ed and Victoria Hammill have performed just about every role in the music business while living in Austin, Nashville, Tennessee; Asheville, North Carolina, and elsewhere. Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Dec. 2024 Like many Australians the 56-year-old is good-humored, chatty, and well disposed toward Americans. Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2024 In a more good-humored way, the Oscar winner poked fun at his need to re-invent himself after marrying Lopez by shooting an extended Dunkin Donuts commercial that aired during the Super Bowl. Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 6 May 2024 His tender, good-humored nature also stands in opposition to Fritz’s tough expectations, demanding his sons always wear a stoic mask of machismo. Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023 During her hospitalization amid a cancer recurrence, Batiste and Jaouad did their best to keep things light — and even earned themselves some good-humored notoriety among the staff. Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for good-humored
Adjective
  • Rubens, the amiable, apparently unconcerned father played by Selton Mello, is an engineer.
    Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
  • With his Midwestern charm, fondness for diner coffee and pie, and a daily routine steeped in simplicity, Lynch seemed more like an amiable neighbor than the mastermind behind some of cinema’s profoundest nightmare fuel.
    Darryn King, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Shuttleworth, who recalled this demotion with a good-natured reference to Stalin, told me that Foster must have approved this fakery, which became a small news story.
    Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
  • There is laughter and good-natured finger-pointing at the end of each 60 seconds, as players argue over who should be in the top-flight group or playing pub football.
    Stuart James, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • In 2024, Bud Light used the Super Bowl to introduce the Bud Light Genie, an affable creature who granted a group of friends many wishes during an epic night out.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Reeves is perfect as the affable face of a company holding some pretty dark secrets within its walls.
    Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Dalin was gracious in the moment, but those close to him and the campaign acknowledge that the sting was real.
    George Allen, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The hotel feels grown-up and staff effusively handle all of your needs with a striking level of gracious humility.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025

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