How to Use good-natured in a Sentence

good-natured

adjective

• The uncles got a kick out of me and were more than good-natured with me.
  — Drew Carberry, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
• Raven was the oldest but seemed like the baby, good-natured and sweet.
  — Eric Boodman, STAT, 21 May 2024
• It was supposed to play out that way in a good-natured manner.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 11 June 2023
• But even then, The Full Monty remains too good-natured to get all that cross with.
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2023
• In any case, the artist seems too good-natured to be more upset than amused by the ethical quandaries.
  — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 30 Apr. 2023
• The Gray Man star was also bracing for some good-natured ribbing from his close friends.
  — Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
• There’s some good-natured debate over which is the better Baylor — Scheierman or the Bears.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 19 Mar. 2023
• Princess Anne and King Charles proved that good-natured sibling ribbing never takes a rest.
  — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
• Even a visit to the White House served as the superstar tight end's playground for some good-natured humor.
  — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 5 June 2023
• The two arrived in formal Filipino attire and were teased by good-natured friends.
  — Rosalie R. Radomsky, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2023
• The teacher was a good-natured man with a red, rumpled forehead, small friendly eyes, and a joyful smile.
  — Mary Gaitskill, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023
• Other good-natured face-offs have worked to settle feuds or team up old rivals.
  — Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
• In any case, much of the talk has been good-natured and fun, with a sense that whatever shows up in the film is more likely to provoke a cringe than a scandal.
  — Rick Rojas, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
• Big, brash and smart, and with just a little good-natured menace, not unlike BigX himself.
  — John Norris, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2024
• At one point a trio of good-natured twenty-something slackers set up camp about 10 yards away from her little crew.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 9 Aug. 2024
• Kolek has already started some good-natured trash talk with Johnson via text.
  — Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2023
• While his Wild Bunch gang was among the most feared and notorious bands of outlaws in the West, Cassidy was widely known for his good-natured ease and charm.
  — Erin Alberty, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024
• The Witch Hazel introduced in those shorts is a good-natured, gossipy witch who takes pride in her child-cooking and potion-brewing skills.
  — Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
• David Arquette, cast as good-natured if ineffectual deputy Dewey, met Courteney Cox at the first read.
  — Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
• In low-grade digital video, a group of women huddled against the cold around a stove celebrate Women’s Day with a good-natured sing-off.
  — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 18 May 2024
• Most were good-natured but some veered towards nasty although the barbs eventually died down.
  — Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
• Since 1975, the manic, good-natured wild card of the Eagles has been its most vivacious showman – mugging, shuffling, bark-singing.
  — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 8 Sep. 2023
• After good-natured Venus shifts into your 10th House of Reputation, people might start to see your side of the story.
  — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2024
• This led to production problems at times, which Corman solved with good-natured dispatch.
  — Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 May 2024
• For most of the rest of his career, Keith was a sly humorist, a good-natured blowhard, a chronicler of what really happens below thick skin.
  — Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
• The familiar drive promises a day full of throwing horseshoes, good-natured teasing from loud uncles, and a potluck dinner that puts you in a food coma.
  — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2023
• Take breaks to play silly games with friends, make to-do lists into good-natured competitions — anything to enjoy the journey.
  — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 19 Oct. 2024
• But Pacquiao had style and substance and a swagger that was somewhat more confidently good-natured than cocky.
  — Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
• But Mangold cautions any filmmaker from taking the cynicism (or even good-natured mockery) of a satire too deeply to heart.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Dec. 2024
• Jun-ho is a good-natured and determined detective who spends Season 1 looking for his missing brother, In-ho.
  — Kayti Burt, TIME, 24 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Feb 2025