well-behaved
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The girl shared dried berries with Duane, which kept his stomach content and well-behaved.
From Literature
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"I was a good child and I loved school but if you were well-behaved there, the more targeted you were," she said.
From BBC
If parents only left money to well-behaved adult children with a pristine record of good manners and fiscal responsibility, most pet shelters would probably never have to raise funds again.
From MarketWatch
It sounds like something out of a Trollope novel—a well-behaved boy lapping up statecraft over dinner.
She was a lovable child, always smiling and well-behaved, said Denes.
From Los Angeles Times
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