How to Use good-hearted in a Sentence

good-hearted

adjective

• One thing that never left, though, is his desire to be a good-hearted and kind teammate.
  — Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2023
• Sudano said his son was a good kid who was outgoing, always joking and good-hearted.
  — Kerri Corrado, CBS News, 17 June 2026
• Family members said Wilks was good-hearted.
  — David Clarey, jsonline.com, 10 Oct. 2025
• That good-hearted nature makes Dixon's loss a devastating blow.
  — Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Sep. 2024
• The duo was the oldest couple in the neighborhood, known as joyful, good-hearted people, Mitchell said.
  — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
• Brown’s Mindy is a snarky wonder with the best lines, while Gooding’s Chad is a good-hearted take on decades of the jerky movie jock.
  — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2023
• Can blue cities and states, nonprofits and good-hearted corporations keep up the fight without any federal help?
  — Bill Weir, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
• There’s also a good-hearted indeterminacy at the show’s core that keeps the catty premise from gelling with its nobler themes.
  — Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
• This innately good-hearted princeling is the only compelling character.
  — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
• Samuel has made a movie that imagines a good-hearted sinner slouching toward salvation one desperate measure at a time.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2024
• The festival is a four-day event where local chefs showcase their skills, raise money and compete in good-hearted competitions.
  — Tribune News Service, Dallas Morning News, 7 Apr. 2026
• In each case, Reid felt the player was a good-hearted person who had done something terrible but was sincere in his desire to atone and grow.
  — Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
• Brett and Debby somehow figured out how to cast good-hearted individuals as well as good actors.
  — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
• Glen Powell is an unreasonably charming actor at his best playing funny, good-hearted guys.
  — New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
• In the title role, Norris embodied the archetype of the stoic but good-hearted Old West lawman.
  — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
• Bernstine brings just enough light to her tortured cop, while McNairy brings just enough anguish to his good-hearted caretaker.
  — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 July 2026
• This is not an option for Borte, whose film is marked in its best moments by a refreshingly good-hearted tone and a positive view of human nature.
  — Elena Lazic, Variety, 26 June 2026
• Elegant, warm, good-hearted and diplomatic, Cinderella guides her daughter with a gentle hand.
  — Rivea Ruff, Essence, 9 Apr. 2024
• Münchhausen earned a reputation far and wide as a good-hearted, generous, lively and dramatic storyteller—though not a liar.
  — Rosemary Counter, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
• Wesley Guimarães gives a lively portrayal of China, Daniel’s sketchy, good-hearted neighbor.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
• It was narrated by a chorus of voices, one per chapter, and at the center was a good-hearted contractor, Bobby Mahon.
  — Ann Levin, Boston Herald, 22 May 2025
• As the series goes on, Jax morphs from a generally good-hearted guy into a violent, devious antihero.
  — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Jan. 2026
• While reporting on a storm, he’s paired with a good-hearted yet simple ASL interpreter named Floyd, played by Harbour.
  — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 22 Jan. 2026
• Bobby is smart and well-behaved; Skeeter is loud, charismatic, and impulsive, though ultimately good-hearted and well-intentioned.
  — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026
• The vast majority of good-hearted Idahoans undoubtedly would approve.
  — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 26 Nov. 2025
• Her character sings, cries and endures a Greek tragedy of a downfall, but instead of being a caricature, Chastain finds the soul of a complex, good-hearted woman.
  — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
• Jimmy and Khalil, who are both innately good-hearted men, worked together every day under extremely dangerous circumstances.
  — Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
• That story, about a good-hearted Nazi and a cluster of Jews who survived, is an anomaly, a heartwarming exception that proves a dreadful rule about human complicity in evil.
  — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
• Chris Bauer, who played the gruff yet good-hearted sheriff Andy Bellefleur in the series, is married to costume designer Laura Bauer.
  — Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
• Pattinson manages a fine and witty character delineation between good-hearted, passive #17 and steely, brutal #18.
  — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025