How to Use good-hearted in a Sentence

good-hearted

adjective
  • One thing that never left, though, is his desire to be a good-hearted and kind teammate.
    — Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2023
  • Sudano said his son was a good kid who was outgoing, always joking and good-hearted.
    — Kerri Corrado, CBS News, 17 June 2026
  • Family members said Wilks was good-hearted.
    — David Clarey, jsonline.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • That good-hearted nature makes Dixon's loss a devastating blow.
    — Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Sep. 2024
  • The duo was the oldest couple in the neighborhood, known as joyful, good-hearted people, Mitchell said.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Brown’s Mindy is a snarky wonder with the best lines, while Gooding’s Chad is a good-hearted take on decades of the jerky movie jock.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Can blue cities and states, nonprofits and good-hearted corporations keep up the fight without any federal help?
    — Bill Weir, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
  • There’s also a good-hearted indeterminacy at the show’s core that keeps the catty premise from gelling with its nobler themes.
    — Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
  • This innately good-hearted princeling is the only compelling character.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Samuel has made a movie that imagines a good-hearted sinner slouching toward salvation one desperate measure at a time.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The festival is a four-day event where local chefs showcase their skills, raise money and compete in good-hearted competitions.
    — Tribune News Service, Dallas Morning News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The festival is a four-day event where local chefs showcase their skills, raise money and compete in good-hearted competitions.
    — Ella Gonzales april 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
  • In each case, Reid felt the player was a good-hearted person who had done something terrible but was sincere in his desire to atone and grow.
    — Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Brett and Debby somehow figured out how to cast good-hearted individuals as well as good actors.
    — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Glen Powell is an unreasonably charming actor at his best playing funny, good-hearted guys.
    — New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • In the title role, Norris embodied the archetype of the stoic but good-hearted Old West lawman.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
  • This is not an option for Borte, whose film is marked in its best moments by a refreshingly good-hearted tone and a positive view of human nature.
    — Elena Lazic, Variety, 26 June 2026
  • Elegant, warm, good-hearted and diplomatic, Cinderella guides her daughter with a gentle hand.
    — Rivea Ruff, Essence, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Münchhausen earned a reputation far and wide as a good-hearted, generous, lively and dramatic storyteller—though not a liar.
    — Rosemary Counter, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Wesley Guimarães gives a lively portrayal of China, Daniel’s sketchy, good-hearted neighbor.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
  • It was narrated by a chorus of voices, one per chapter, and at the center was a good-hearted contractor, Bobby Mahon.
    — Ann Levin, Boston Herald, 22 May 2025
  • As the series goes on, Jax morphs from a generally good-hearted guy into a violent, devious antihero.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Jan. 2026
  • While reporting on a storm, he’s paired with a good-hearted yet simple ASL interpreter named Floyd, played by Harbour.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Bobby is smart and well-behaved; Skeeter is loud, charismatic, and impulsive, though ultimately good-hearted and well-intentioned.
    — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026
  • The vast majority of good-hearted Idahoans undoubtedly would approve.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Her character sings, cries and endures a Greek tragedy of a downfall, but instead of being a caricature, Chastain finds the soul of a complex, good-hearted woman.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Her character sings, cries and endures a Greek tragedy of a downfall, but instead of being a caricature, Chastain finds the soul of a complex, good-hearted woman.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Her character sings, cries and endures a Greek tragedy of a downfall, but instead of being a caricature, Chastain finds the soul of a complex, good-hearted woman.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Jimmy and Khalil, who are both innately good-hearted men, worked together every day under extremely dangerous circumstances.
    — Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
  • That story, about a good-hearted Nazi and a cluster of Jews who survived, is an anomaly, a heartwarming exception that proves a dreadful rule about human complicity in evil.
    — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023

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