Recent Examples on the WebHis tender, good-humored nature also stands in opposition to Fritz’s tough expectations, demanding his sons always wear a stoic mask of machismo.—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023 During her hospitalization amid a cancer recurrence, Batiste and Jaouad did their best to keep things light — and even earned themselves some good-humored notoriety among the staff.—Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023 Both artists are good-humored, chipper, and endlessly chatty, cracking nonstop jokes about the many twists and turns in their lives so far.—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2023 Fifteen minutes later, both men emerged from a surprisingly good-humored exchange with a better understanding of the other’s position and a pledge to continue the conversation.—Patrick Kingsley Moises Saman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2023 Afterwards, the 7-foot-3 inch center smiled and gave a good-humored shrug.—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 21 June 2023 Harried but good-humored, Sylvie wraps the tap, deposits the woman on a sofa in the cluttered backstage green room, and shoos the chicken in after her.—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 5 June 2023 Her son, Christopher, a precocious, good-humored boy, had been an excellent student, learned to ride a two-wheeler before his third birthday, and earned a blue belt in martial arts.—Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023 Intriguingly, the play omits both the book and the film's framing device of having Pi recount his tale as an older man, insinuating that this trauma remains fresh, no matter how good-humored Pi might seem.—Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2023
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