How to Use in good faith in a Sentence
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That’s true so long as the two sides are bargaining in good faith.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
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Just do your job in good faith in alignment with those that have been elected.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Oct. 2024
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Because when the book came out, that was part of the set of ideas that people were wrestling with, in good faith.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2024
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Perez said his own client is telling the truth about what happened to her and that the lawsuit was filed in good faith.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2024
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Whether team officials will bargain in good faith remains to be seen.
—Daniel Borenstein, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
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In almost all of those cases, though, those decisions were made in good faith.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2023
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Kyiv and its partners do not trust China to operate in good faith.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2024
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Acting in good faith with those values in mind will keep you grounded as a manager.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Both fighters in good faith performed to the best of their abilities with the goal of winning the fight.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
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No one watching in good faith could’ve mistaken her for excusing the marchers.
—Judy Berman, Time, 1 May 2025
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The entire transaction happens on good values and in good faith.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
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The group has also accused the union of failing to negotiate in good faith.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2023
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Honest mistakes made in good faith would still be defensible.
—Dave Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
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Biden can no longer argue in good faith that Republicans don’t have a plan for the debt limit.
—The Editors, National Review, 27 Apr. 2023
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Avoid any major investments or new deals, because they may not be made in good faith or could prove less than effective.
—Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2023
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Countries have often used this in good faith to get their voice heard, but mostly in bad faith to block or delay decisions.
—Sumant Sinha, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
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By returning to our child self, weathering our obstacles in good faith.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
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Charlie and his young family have paid a terrible price for his belief in good faith debate.
—Dev Pragad, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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Harry’s team pushed back once again, maintaining that the Duke had acted in good faith throughout the process.
—Erin Hill, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
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The league and the union have eschewed a work stoppage thus far, preferring to negotiate in good faith.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
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The broadcaster suggested Willard’s requests were not made in good faith.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Both countries blamed Hamas for not negotiating in good faith.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
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But Fisher and the A’s refused to negotiate with the city in good faith.
—Mark Hill, The New Republic, 29 June 2023
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The victim, acting in good faith, returns the money through the same or alternate payment method.
—Morey Haber, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026
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The attacks were not made in good faith and were factually suspect (at minimum).
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2026
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Part of the league’s original penalty was based on a claim that Everton had not acted in good faith with the league.
—Tariq Panja, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2024
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There is no reason to believe that most of these investigations will be conducted in good faith.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 7 Feb. 2023
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Page said that the right to strike is paramount to unions’ ability to convince public employers to bargain in good faith.
—Sonel Cutler, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Feb. 2023
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The union believes the city has failed to bargain in good faith and engaged in practices restricting employee and union rights.
—Terry Collins, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2023
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As with so many debates around AI, the arguments are not always presented in good faith.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
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