heart of gold

noun phrase

plural hearts of gold

: a kind and generous disposition

A woman with a heart of gold gives us lodging for the night.—

Rudyard Kipling

… he had no-nonsense coaches with hearts of gold who taught him discipline …—

Jack McCallum

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That edge is somewhat novel in Star Wars’s universe of smugglers, which typically feels bifurcated between scoundrels with a heart of gold and petty criminals who are rarely more than their base nature. —

Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 19 June 2024 The tough-as-nails strippers with their unmistakable hearts of gold schooling the naive (but eager) Louise in the profane art of the flesh flasher never lets us down. —

Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024 This year, Grande fulfilled a lifelong dream by taking on the role of Galinda — the perma-cheerful mean girl who turns out to have a heart of gold, and is destined to become Glinda the Good Witch. —

Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024 My grandfather was a man with a heart of gold, who treated all those around him with kindness and compassion. —

Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for heart of gold

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