in good faith
idiom
: in an honest and proper way
He bargained in good faith.
Both parties acted in good faith.
Examples of in good faith in a Sentence
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Now Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, is taking aim at AGMs, complaining that they’ve been hijacked by attendees who aren’t acting in good faith.
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Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2024
The Senate needs to advance expeditiously toward a final vote, while possibly entertaining amendments offered in good faith, before the lobbyists can throw sand in the gears in hopes that the start of the campaign season in earnest frustrates the legislative effort.
—The Editors, National Review, 8 Apr. 2024
The principle, enshrined in a 2018 French law, minimizes punishment for people who screw up their taxes in good faith.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
The country’s competition regulator said Google failed to respect commitments to negotiate deals with press publishers in good faith, including training Gemini on news publishers’ content without notifying them.
—Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024
An investigator hired by the city announced during a packed March 7 city council meeting all responding officers at the school on May 24, 2022, had acted in good faith and should be exonerated, to the dismay of many victims’ families and community members.
—Shimon Prokupecz, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
Whether team officials will bargain in good faith remains to be seen.
—Daniel Borenstein, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
Instead, his 182-page report cleared local police of wrongdoing and said the officers acted in good faith.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN, 7 Mar. 2024
Jurors also determined that LaPierre, Phillips and Frazer all violated their statutory obligation to discharge the duties of their position in good faith.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2024
Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2024
The Senate needs to advance expeditiously toward a final vote, while possibly entertaining amendments offered in good faith, before the lobbyists can throw sand in the gears in hopes that the start of the campaign season in earnest frustrates the legislative effort.
—The Editors, National Review, 8 Apr. 2024
The principle, enshrined in a 2018 French law, minimizes punishment for people who screw up their taxes in good faith.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
The country’s competition regulator said Google failed to respect commitments to negotiate deals with press publishers in good faith, including training Gemini on news publishers’ content without notifying them.
—Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024
An investigator hired by the city announced during a packed March 7 city council meeting all responding officers at the school on May 24, 2022, had acted in good faith and should be exonerated, to the dismay of many victims’ families and community members.
—Shimon Prokupecz, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
Whether team officials will bargain in good faith remains to be seen.
—Daniel Borenstein, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
Instead, his 182-page report cleared local police of wrongdoing and said the officers acted in good faith.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN, 7 Mar. 2024
Jurors also determined that LaPierre, Phillips and Frazer all violated their statutory obligation to discharge the duties of their position in good faith.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2024
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