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a disposition to kindness and compassion
the victor's grace in treating the vanquished - (accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets)
- the friendly hope that something will succeed
How To Use good will In A Sentence
- Investments that rely on the misfortune of others or the good will of sharks are a losing proposition in the long term, whatever the quarterly earnings report says.
- My mother droned on about how unthankful I was for not appreciating her good will towards me.
- She has establshied good will with many people across the aisle. did you miss that Steve Clemons found that your belove pretender was negligent with the only job he could have learned something about foreign policy? Bill Clinton: Hillary Will Call Upon Bush 41
- You are taking advantage of my good will!
- And she still answereth me, ‘Allah is bountiful: good will presently betide thee.’ The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
- The same smirking, self-delighted narcissist will remain beamingly oblivious to how much we, Democrats everywhere, and informed men and women of good will around the globe loathe him and the ground he walks on. Election Central Morning Roundup
- Admittedly, this vision is far removed from the Christmas angels' announcement of peace on earth and good will among men.
- So I feel very disquieted by any suggestion that this is a memoir showing people how possible it is to make the most of a bad start, how to love parents who have behaved atrociously, how to somehow miraculously rise above trauma out of sheer good will. The Glass Castle « Tales from the Reading Room
- And to be clear, the “good fight” is, instead of accusing flag wavers of being neo-Confederate Klan sympathizers, to convince people of good will that embracing offensive and divisive symbols is counter-productive and hurtful. Matthew Yglesias » Pro-Slavery
- Calling themselves ‘America's sweethearts,’ the Cowboys cheerleaders dispensed bosomy good will at children's hospitals and posed for lush swimsuit pictorials.