good guy

noun

: a morally correct person or character : a hero
It's hard to tell the good guys from the bad guys in this movie.

Examples of good guy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Cage's silent role is more stoic action hero than wacky goofball, as his taciturn good guy is suckered into cleaning a shut-down family restaurant and mops the floor with a bunch of demonic Chuck E. Cheese wannabes. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024 The only way to stop a criminal with a gun, is a good guy with a gun. Darlene Cerezo Swaffar, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2024 Interesting point of view My colleague and all-around good guy Sammy Roth covers climate change and other environmental issues for The Times. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024 The Next Generation star LeVar Burton voiced another good guy on Captain Planet: African Planeteer Kwame. 04 of 11 Sting as Zarm Gaia's evil counterpart Zarm was voiced by Sting in episodes that aired between 1991 and 1992. John Russell, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for good guy 

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“Good guy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/good%20guy. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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