good guy
noun
: a morally correct person or character : a hero
It's hard to tell the good guys from the bad guys in this movie.
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Reigns is walking a tricky line, being a good guy but still keeping some of his dark, cool parts.
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
The Force Awakens' Finn going from stormtrooper to Force-sensitive good guy?
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Orton became a good guy, and Cody and Ted teamed up against him.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
Douglas is presented as a good guy who made a mistake; Singer is immediately established as a man filled with contradictions that proliferate as the film progresses.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2025
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
The Force Awakens' Finn going from stormtrooper to Force-sensitive good guy?
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Orton became a good guy, and Cody and Ted teamed up against him.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
Douglas is presented as a good guy who made a mistake; Singer is immediately established as a man filled with contradictions that proliferate as the film progresses.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for good guy
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“Good guy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/good%20guy. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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