good humor

noun

: cheerful feelings or attitude
She took it all with good humor.

Examples of good humor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The superstar nearly tripped and fell while performing an Eras Tour show in Tokyo on Friday, but brushed off the incident with some good humor. Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024 The whistleblower’s wages of stress Barnett began his North Charleston stint in 2010 with high hopes and typical good humor, say his mom and brother. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024 But Woodell grants him enough good humor that Dexter’s ease becomes a natural foil to Emma’s prickliness. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2024 The Hamilton alums shared the happy news with heartfelt words and good humor, posting an Instagram photo of their newborn's little legs in a green onesie. Shania Russell, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2024 Easygoing, humble, funny, and even to respond with grace and good humor when fans would taunt him about his team’s poor showing. Linda Solomon, Detroit Free Press, 20 Jan. 2024 But such a reputation has its downside, as elders take the teen’s compliance and good humor for granted, and expect undue allowances for their own irresponsibilities. Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Jan. 2024 Piper and Martínez Yépez sang with authority, energy, brute force and good humor. Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023 Like good policy, all good humor is grounded in reality, no? Matt Laslo, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2023

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“Good humor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/good%20humor. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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