According to the record, he'd been a model citizen since then.
By now he is something of a model citizen and family man.
They're not what you'd call model citizens, any of them.
"We were among the model citizens and the dream is now turning bad."
These days, the sugar companies style themselves as model environmental citizens.
But the model citizens refuse to give in without a fight!
I'd been a model citizen all week and where had it gotten me?
"I wouldn't say anything negative about him and he's been a model citizen, but he just hasn't had the opportunity to play."
Not, in short, the sort of man you would have picked out on sight as a model citizen.
As for Carter, he has become a student of the game and a model citizen among players, careful not to place himself above them.