in good faith
idiom
: in an honest and proper way
He bargained in good faith.
Both parties acted in good faith.
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Borrowing to renovate the community’s recreational facilities is typically permissible in associations’ governing documents, and would be an action considered in good faith.
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Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
And so, your natural tendency to believe that everyone is operating in good faith takes a real beating.
—Hazlitt, 27 Feb. 2025
With his official stamp of approval, artists both young and old are free to sample Smokey Robinson’s irreplaceable category in good faith.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Despite the beliefs of some conspiracy theorists, the committee does a hard job in good faith.
—Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
And so, your natural tendency to believe that everyone is operating in good faith takes a real beating.
—Hazlitt, 27 Feb. 2025
With his official stamp of approval, artists both young and old are free to sample Smokey Robinson’s irreplaceable category in good faith.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Despite the beliefs of some conspiracy theorists, the committee does a hard job in good faith.
—Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in good faith
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“In good faith.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20good%20faith. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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