as in sincerity
absence of any intent or attempt to be dishonest in dealing with other people
The two parties demonstrated good faith in negotiating the deal.
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Customers are held captive, or sparingly released to show good faith for the authorities.
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Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2025
The building’s owner filed a counterclaim against Fannie Mae, accusing it of breach of contract, and breach of good faith and fair dealing.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
Saks Global inherited this lease issue from Neiman Marcus’ previous owners and worked in good faith to come to an agreement with the landlord, who chose to terminate our occupancy.
—David Moin, WWD, 27 Feb. 2025
Safety is sometimes elusive Spoiling these newfound freedoms and good faith is a spate of kidnappings and killings of Alawites, though community leaders of different sects say HTS is not to blame.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Feb. 2025
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Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2025
The building’s owner filed a counterclaim against Fannie Mae, accusing it of breach of contract, and breach of good faith and fair dealing.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
Saks Global inherited this lease issue from Neiman Marcus’ previous owners and worked in good faith to come to an agreement with the landlord, who chose to terminate our occupancy.
—David Moin, WWD, 27 Feb. 2025
Safety is sometimes elusive Spoiling these newfound freedoms and good faith is a spate of kidnappings and killings of Alawites, though community leaders of different sects say HTS is not to blame.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for good faith
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“Good faith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/good%20faith. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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