good-natured

Example Sentences

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Thoroughly good-natured, entertaining and occasionally suggestive of “Jackass” in a batting helmet, “Return of the Clowns” will be preceded by a Clowns-Bananas game from Cincinnati at 7 p.m.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

"You're creating beautiful work on someone's face," she says with a good-natured laugh.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

That gives Brady license to take good-natured shots at wrestling for now and positions him to become a high-profile heel at WrestleMania 42.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

“Heated Rivalry” stans applauded the actor’s good-natured handling of the situation and flipped over the unannounced but entirely expected appearances by his co-star and best friend, Hudson Williams.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

As we stand and begin to climb the embankment back to the road, Samir resumes his good-natured pestering.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri