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
  • Not for goodwill, but for a project that would reteam them as writers.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Sep. 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
  • By that time, there was enormous goodwill for these rare birds.
    — Maddie Bender, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
  • So why, in spite of all that, does ‘Old’ still inspire a spasm of retroactive goodwill?
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2021
  • 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
  • For Fuente, there’s simply not enough goodwill in the bank to survive a season like this.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2021
  • 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
  • Don’t depend on luck or goodwill to get over a sticking point.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 30 July 2021
  • 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
  • There is too much love and goodwill and the fan base is incredible.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 9 June 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
  • The President’s optimistic view doesn’t fit the chaos on the ground or the fact that the mission continues to be hostage to the goodwill of the Taliban.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 20 Aug. 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
  • Curtis, who’s also a gospel singer, was floored by the outpouring of love and goodwill.
    — Susanna Schrobsdorff, Time, 2 Aug. 2021
  • This should be the season of hoping for joy, compassion, goodwill — and good health — for all.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2021
  • Some scientists are baffled that the United States seems to be ready to give up a major source of soft power and goodwill.
    — Bycatherine Offord, science.org, 5 Feb. 2025
  • When this happens, your best bet is to negotiate a goodwill gesture then and there in real time.
    — Christopher Elliott, King Features Syndicate, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2025

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