How to Use well-behaved in a Sentence

well-behaved

adjective
  • Leashed and well-behaved dogs are welcome.
    — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Success means healthy, well-behaved, and in a new, loving home.
    — Megan Shinn, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • These hybrid lilies are well-behaved, spreading to form clumps over three to four years.
    — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 27 Feb. 2026
  • If your dog’s pretty well-behaved and your car’s not too big, that’s a solid pick.
    — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 10 June 2026
  • Happy very normal, well-behaved first day in April.
    — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Service is polished and discreet, and even children here are well-behaved.
    — Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Stocks will always be fine with 3%-ish inflation along with a lower rates so long as long-term yields stay well-behaved.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Despite being well-behaved and blind, he was repeatedly passed over at adoption events.
    — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
  • The old-school kind where everybody is mostly well-behaved and polite, and the audience scrolls on their phones to stay awake.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
  • Growing up, Chaz was incredibly well-behaved, according to his mom.
    — Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Instead, Maverick appeared calm and well-behaved, leaving viewers both amused and impressed.
    — Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • Pets are limited to one dog per owner; dogs must wear a festival tag; be friendly, well-behaved and nondisruptive; dogs must be at least 6 months old and any accidents must be reported immediately to first aid, the website says.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Millan demonstrated the Halo collar on ABC News Live on Tuesday -- a smart device that uses AI to help keep dogs safe and well-behaved.
    — Doc Louallen, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Joey Nickischer, a commander of the Putnam County Technical Rescue Team, was on site for Rudy's rescue and told Times Union that the team was concerned the pup might react anxiously or aggressively, but Rudy was well-behaved.
    — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026

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