well-behaved
adjective
: behaving in a polite or correct way
a well-behaved dog
Your children are very well-behaved.
Examples of well-behaved in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Andy Cohen can't figure out how Anderson Cooper's kids are so well-behaved.
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Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
The fans were generally well-behaved in my testing, barely audible at idle and only mildly so under load.
—PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024
Everybody’s been just overwhelmingly well-behaved about everything.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 14 Nov. 2023
And — it must be said that bringing dogs to someone else’s home overnight is a high-impact thing to do, even if your dogs are well-behaved.
—Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
Donna Rhone, whose son's face was grazed by a bullet in the St. Louis shooting, told KTVI-TV that partygoers had been well-behaved before the shooting.
—Michael Tarm, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2023
The dogs, among the most beautiful and well-behaved in the country, have trained for this day for months or years.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN, 8 May 2023
Eileen loves to go on long walks and is well-behaved on a leash.
—The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2023
All our dogs are well-behaved, except for one -- a young, unneutered male that is very active and humps anything that moves.
—Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
The fans were generally well-behaved in my testing, barely audible at idle and only mildly so under load.
—PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024
Everybody’s been just overwhelmingly well-behaved about everything.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 14 Nov. 2023
And — it must be said that bringing dogs to someone else’s home overnight is a high-impact thing to do, even if your dogs are well-behaved.
—Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
Donna Rhone, whose son's face was grazed by a bullet in the St. Louis shooting, told KTVI-TV that partygoers had been well-behaved before the shooting.
—Michael Tarm, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2023
The dogs, among the most beautiful and well-behaved in the country, have trained for this day for months or years.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN, 8 May 2023
Eileen loves to go on long walks and is well-behaved on a leash.
—The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2023
All our dogs are well-behaved, except for one -- a young, unneutered male that is very active and humps anything that moves.
—Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
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“Well-behaved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-behaved. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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