well-behaved
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Geneva's police said around 20,000 people attended; the vast majority were well behaved and not involved in any violence.
From Barron's • Jun. 14, 2026
For Zap's method, controlling the stabilizing flow that keeps the plasma well behaved is just as critical as achieving strong compression.
From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2025
A woman in the neighbourhood says Anshika "was very well behaved… a lovely girl" and describes her family as "very simple… incapable of the gruesome crime they are being accused of".
From BBC • May 12, 2024
"I have no clue whether markets will remain relatively well behaved," said Erik Nielsen, group chief economics adviser at UniCredit.
From Reuters • Oct. 15, 2023
That's not really a surprise, but it's nice to see thermodynamics being well behaved.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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