How to Use goodwill in a Sentence

goodwill

noun
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  • They allowed him to keep the extra money as a gesture of goodwill.
  • She has goodwill toward all her coworkers.
  • This wouldn't be the first time Phillippe has stressed the importance of goodwill.
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com, 18 Apr. 2022
  • The problem isn’t due to a lack of goodwill or righteous ...
    — Robert Nicholson, National Review, 29 May 2022
  • Swan’s voice squanders any goodwill the song kicks off with.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 14 Dec. 2021
  • The result was a ton of interest in the show and lots of goodwill from subscribers.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2023
  • But as the war drags on, strains on resources and goodwill are starting to show.
    — Hanna Kozlowska, The New Republic, 13 Apr. 2022
  • The pandas, in a gesture of goodwill from China, are the first to be sent to the United States in more than two decades.
    — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
  • The nation, in a gesture of goodwill, had been sending pandas on loan to the U.S. for more than 50 years.
    — Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Pricing at $50 or even the normal $60 would have earned some goodwill here.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 11 June 2022
  • Killer Mike thanked his fans for their goodwill messages.
    — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Hathaway is a hit, as is the CGI work, which is more than enough goodwill to warrant a sequel.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 Dec. 2021
  • Any hopes for equality would be up to the goodwill of rich countries.
    — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Oh, so this goodwill gift, this gift from Japan literally went up in flames for the world to see.
    — Hilda Gitchell, Scientific American, 26 Jan. 2023
  • But he has been met, by and large, with an outpouring of goodwill, from colleagues and the public alike.
    — Molly Ball, Time, 20 July 2023
  • But there was so much goodwill in the audience at those first few previews.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 4 June 2024
  • But with the help of researchers and the goodwill of governments around the world as well as the art world, these challenges can once again be overcome.
    — Howard N. Spiegler, Fortune Europe, 23 Feb. 2024
  • By February 2020, the Taliban agreed to a brief cease-fire as a show of goodwill and Mr. Trump approved signing the deal.
    — Jessica Donati, WSJ, 24 Dec. 2021
  • Nick Foles is the subject of a punk song How much goodwill does Foles have in Philadelphia?
    — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Dec. 2022
  • This should be the season of hoping for joy, compassion, goodwill — and good health — for all.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2021
  • Walk to your co-worker’s desk to ask them a question – and why not bring them a latte too, as a goodwill gesture?
    — Lisa Mulcahy, Good Housekeeping, 24 Apr. 2023
  • And giving fans in other parts of the state a chance to watch — maybe one game per week or month over-the-air — would go a long way in bringing some goodwill.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
  • Thank you for all of the Happy Birthday wishes and heartfelt goodwill!
    — Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2023
  • But as the networks grew, the limits of communal goodwill strained.
    — Hannah Zeavin, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022
  • This is about creating a network of goodwill that goes both ways.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2024
  • In a gesture of goodwill, the city suspended tolls for the remainder of the day to allow the public to traverse the new bridge for free.
    — Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2024
  • But critics now say Disney has thrown away all that goodwill.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2022
  • But Trump is squandering all the sympathy and goodwill — and any hope that the country might heal.
    — Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
  • For Xu, the opportunity to spread goodwill seems to be his only reward.
    — Aarne Heikkila, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • The club also helped popularize baseball in a series of prewar goodwill tours in Japan and Korea.
    — Emilie Ikeda, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024

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