How To Use Well-behaved In A Sentence
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To find models, she posted a request on Craigslist for fit, well-behaved and well-groomed dachshunds, a strategy that provided mixed results.
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In between, it runs through woodlands, through unreclaimed marsh, wild in culverts and well-behaved beside suburban backyards.
War for the Oaks
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An ugly duckling, like a printing press, was transformed into a well-behaved goose laying golden eggs.
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He had the character, among the gentlefolks, of being such a well-behaved man, that they were determined to bring him in.
Charles Dickens and Uriah Heep
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There would have been room for lots of well-behaved animals on the lower floor.
Times, Sunday Times
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While all the fans at our sports bar seemed cheerful and well-behaved not a single fist-fight broke out just for the hell of it (perhaps owing to the earliness of the hour) it would be misleading to call them anything other than passionate about their team.
World Cup Buzzed
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Is the animal well-behaved in the stable?
Your First Horse - buying, feeding, caring
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They're really well-behaved too and were a joy to puppy-sit.
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He is the most well-mannered, well-behaved boy I know.
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The English refuse to let well-behaved dogs go anywhere.
Times, Sunday Times
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My parents' three dogs are well-behaved and very friendly too.
The Sun
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If you have a pet, ask your previous landlord for a reference letter stating that your animal is well-behaved.
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Let the people who immaculacy, well-behaved can get others' help, and step into the kingdom of happiness and freedom.
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She does not tempt me (much) because she is very young, very cute (underneath the mange, which is being treated) and well-behaved.
Archive 2008-02-01
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But with any luck, it will be a eye-feast of hundreds of thousands of good-humored, well-behaved Americans, there to answer the cynicism of Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally, at which the notion that the election of a black president somehow sullied the nation's dignity was dressed in sanctimony and a display of patriotism so bombastic that it was almost camp.
Adele Stan: 4 Reasons Why Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity Is Great for Progressives
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a well-behaved child
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He is the most well-mannered, well-behaved boy I know.
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The girl grew up to be a well-behaved young lady, and when she was old enough, she served her father with all her heart and soul.
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Although she praised her daughter for being smart, independent, and well-behaved, she rarely spent time with her, seemed unattuned to her feelings, and unaware of her real abilities.
Object Relations Theory and Self Psychology in Social Work Practice
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However I am immensely relieved to see that they are well-behaved and have a guide taking them round the gallery.
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The well-behaved dullards of this world are content to play golf, and while it is true that I have occasionally played their game, I have never finished a round without cheating and moving my ball onto a dust of grass with my toe.
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Spending more than an hour greeting a well-behaved group that queued with schoolboy grins, she lavished her attention on the well-deserved throng with photos and autographs.
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But then I also think that perhaps my idea of well-behaved is different than some of the other posters.
The Illuminated Crowd | Her Bad Mother
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Tarpin is released from prison through what the novel's narrator calls "one of the quaint decencies of English law" -- "that well-behaved murderers served only half their terms" -- and comes to the American Southwest looking for Beard.
Ian McEwan's 'Solar': The Fat Man's Vengeance (New York Review)
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I have been at enough shows spoiled by drunken fools trying to steal the spotlight for 5 minutes of fame, but the volunteers were well-behaved, funny, and added to the momentum of the show.
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Not every dog is a candidate for this program because it requires a canine that is fairly even-tempered, well-behaved, comfortable being petted and touched by strangers and gets along with other dogs.
Robert Tornambe, M.D.: The Most Important Reason To Get A Dog Instead Of A Facelift
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But well-schooled sopranos and mezzos alike often just sound too well-behaved.
Times, Sunday Times
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His master and friends all said he was a clever, well-behaved boy, and had never been known to have fits, or walk in his sleep.
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I've never known a 5-year-old as well-behaved as your son - he's a tribute to you!
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I want my email program to be well-behaved, and reasonably secure from the outset.
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Scorsese reinforces the point by juxtaposing images of his own mother preparing food for prim and well-behaved children with the nudie pin-ups that adorn the walls at the hang-out of J.R. and his pals.
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We live in a nice, quiet suburban galaxy, with a well-behaved black hole at the center.
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Chapman couldn't help but notice that the brothers were remarkably well-behaved, contrary to their reputation for being rock 'n' roll hellraisers.
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I do not accept that our well-behaved boys should be made to pay for a poorly behaved kid.
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Confronting seven different objections to our self-image as moral, well-behaved creatures, he charts a course through the philosophical quicksands that often engulf us.
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It was a well-behaved match with very few fouls.
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The result, according to the trainer, is a “well-behaved and well-balanced dog.”
Have We Gone "Alpha" Overboard?
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I was a cadet officer in those times - and I was a well-behaved one, before he tells me anything different - and one of the junior engineers got tanked up on a Greek plane with a Greek captain in charge.
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In the same way, to be good-humored and well-behaved, I need to make sure I have my coffee, my cell-phone charger, my constant snacks and my eight hours of sleep.
Gretchen Rubin: Treat Yourself Like A Toddler
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Now he's sober, well-behaved and, like most recovering alcoholics, will be obsessed with his own preservation and well-being.
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A petty officer, his wife and three incredibly well-behaved children were first.
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We live in a nice, quiet suburban galaxy, with a well-behaved black hole at the center.
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The well-behaved children sat on the floor, which when it rained, became muddy.
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He is the most well-mannered, well-behaved boy I know.
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These fine young gentleman were well-behaved and very mannerly.
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Scorsese reinforces the point by juxtaposing images of his own mother preparing food for prim and well-behaved children with the nudie pin-ups that adorn the walls at the hang-out of J.R. and his pals.
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I have to tell you, those people are remarkably well-behaved and gracious and polite.
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Girls are sweet, well-behaved, self-sacrificing, passive, submissive, overemotional, and, above all, attractive.
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Instead, a massive and often unseen effort is going on to tackle the root causes of the problem behaviour and combat the disruption caused for teachers and well-behaved youngsters.
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I think you need a devoted nounou and one of those lovely well-behaved children that walk calmly around the Park Monceau in tweed Bondpoint outfits practising their times tables (rather than my semi-feral brood) to be worthy of it ..
Smoke
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A well-behaved adult dog is actually far cleaner.
Times, Sunday Times
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Away from hotel bars, hotel rooms and suburban shopping centres, the England squad are a well-behaved bunch and as such have made no lasting enemies on the pitch.
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Microsoft said yesterday it had introduced a white list scheme to allow well-behaved email marketing firms to reach its customers without falling foul of its spam filters.
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These girls are not fiercely independent rock rebels; they are well-behaved showbiz troupers from the tightly controlled world of manufactured pop.
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The children are well-behaved and keen to learn.
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However, when it comes to the question of how, precisely, singularities are to be defined, there is widespread disagreement Singularties in some way signal a breakdown of the geometry itself, but this presents an obvious difficulty in referring to a singulary as a “thing” that resides at some location in spacetime: without a well-behaved geomtry, there can be no “location.”
Singularities and Black Holes