How to Use good in a Sentence

good

1 of 3 adjective
Definition of goodnext
Synonyms for goodnext
  • Keep up the good work.
  • The food was good but not great.
  • Did you have a good time at the party?
  • I'm afraid your work is just not good enough.
  • The car is in good condition.
  • You'll need better tools for this job.
  • He has done good but not outstanding work.
  • There are some good restaurants in this neighborhood.
  • We're expecting good weather for the weekend.
  • That could be good news for the fight against the virus.
    — Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News, 29 June 2022
  • Her time was good enough for fifth in the field as well.
    — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 22 May 2022
  • But the venues were a decent size, and the crowds were good.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2021
  • The rest of the group did a good job stepping up and masking the loss.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 10 Jan. 2022
  • This could be a good weekend to look for love in all the right places.
    — oregonlive, 1 Aug. 2020
  • But this is one case where that may be a good thing for the planet.
    — Maddie Stone, Wired, 11 July 2020
  • But that might end up being a good thing for the dragons.
    — Jason Bittel, National Geographic, 8 July 2020
  • But there is some good news for women in the workplace.
    — Kathryn Vasel, CNN, 22 Dec. 2020
  • All dogs are good—some are just a little ruff around the edges.
    — Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Putting the jail on a brown field are never going to be good.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 4 Apr. 2022
  • And then every guest that came through was just good times.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Finance-wise, the mayor said the city is in good shape.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 22 Dec. 2021
  • Very good, too, with a mess of fried seafood or light cheeses.
    — John Mariani, Forbes, 14 June 2021
  • And that can't be good for our society in the long run.
    — Dean Obeidallah, CNN, 19 Sep. 2021
  • The staffer assessing him wasn’t sure that was a good idea.
    — Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2022
  • One of those few good problems to have as a retail founder.
    — Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2023
  • The actress even threw up a peace sign to show off her good spirits.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The lengthy break is coming at a good time, Payne said.
    — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 26 Dec. 2022
  • There’s now good cause to think Ukraine can win this war.
    — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 3 Oct. 2022
  • That doesn’t mean getting a run in down there isn’t a good idea.
    — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 June 2021
  • Because what's good for the goose is crucial for mankind.
    — Steve Hartman, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2021
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good

2 of 3 noun
  • Teachers can be a strong force for good.
  • She believes that the good go to heaven when they die and the bad go to hell.
  • What is life's highest good?
  • Only the good die young.
  • Parents must teach their children the difference between the good and the bad.
  • They had to sacrifice lesser goods for greater ones.
  • She believes there is some good in everyone.
  • But the state lies in all the tongues of good and evil.
    — Alan Jacobs, Harper’s Magazine , 9 Nov. 2022
  • So take a deep breath and look for the good around you.
    — Lee Davidson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Nov. 2020
  • Their goal in life is to chow down for the greater good.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2021
  • Want to drink your beer and do some good at the same time?
    — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 4 Jan. 2023
  • My best friend has seen the good, the bad and the ugly sides of me.
    — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 13 May 2022
  • Who doesn’t love a chance to do good while out on the town?
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 17 June 2021
  • The tiny plane aspect of this show needs to end for good.
    — Lia Beck, refinery29.com, 11 Jan. 2021
  • The good is the Browns are winning as the lessons come his way.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 17 Oct. 2020
  • Here are reminders that there is a lot of good in the world...
    — James Barrett, Redbook, 9 June 2020
  • One of the projects was to help the Afghans produce leather goods.
    — Sig Christenson, ExpressNews.com, 15 Sep. 2019
  • For the sake of the greater good, don’t just wear a mask and stay at home.
    — Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 2 June 2020
  • The mole children had been rescued by the forces of good.
    — Talia Lavin, The New Republic, 29 Sep. 2020
  • That argument of the greater good held a lot of weight for me.
    — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2022
  • That being said…the good did far outweigh the bad in the long run.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2020
  • Your eyes, use them to see the good in people and in each day.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2022
  • To rush him and choke him out, what good's that gonna do me?
    — CBS News, 8 Feb. 2018
  • What scares me is that the clock is running out on the common good.
    — Emily Raboteau, The New York Review of Books, 1 Nov. 2020
  • Then the Dodgers tacked on a couple more to pull away for good.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2022
  • The study shows that the bond market is no good at this, either.
    — New York Times, 2 July 2021
  • Use it as a dip, on a sandwich, in a soup or in a baked good.
    — Alysha Witwicki, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2019
  • The right wing doesn’t believe there is such a thing as the common good.
    — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 8 Aug. 2022
  • The good of these children should be common ground for us.
    — Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 24 May 2021
  • Elsewhere in the city, many restaurants have shut down for good.
    — Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 9 Dec. 2020
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good

3 of 3 adverb
  • The team is doing good this year.
  • The other team whipped us good.
  • Things have been going good lately.
  • Clean lines are well and good, but at some point ease starts to feel like erasure.
    — Sean Santiago, ELLE Decor, 25 Jan. 2016
  • The handsome one is made fun of for being good-looking.
    — Irina Dumitrescu, Longreads, 17 Nov. 2021
  • These go well and good when the environment is healthy.
    — Filipe Pacheco, Bloomberg.com, 22 May 2017
  • In that sense, the jury—and the public—was being good-copped.
    — Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker, 5 July 2021
  • The coal economy withered away and took the good-paying jobs with it.
    — Dylan Lovan, ajc, 2 Aug. 2022
  • The good-looking rapper and actor is a father of two girls.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 18 June 2021
  • Usually, your first test is bad, even if the movie ends up good.
    — Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2022
  • The less good-looking, but those of us really putting in the effort.
    — John Ortved, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2020
  • It’s one thing to pay to see a good-looking person on a silver screen.
    — Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 21 Feb. 2021
  • Just the thought of hugging your friend good-bye after hanging out at the park is electric.
    — Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 8 June 2021
  • All four new starters will put up good-to-great numbers for some of the nation's best teams.
    — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2022
  • No doubt, the weekly good-bad-ugly film study with the full team present had plenty on the back end.
    — Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 12 Sep. 2022
  • When my arm feels good, pitching is my favorite thing to do on the diamond.
    — Tim Schwartz, Howard County Times, 21 June 2017
  • Both are good-eating ducks, though the young birds are full of pinfeathers.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Aug. 2021
  • This is a good-looking bag with plenty of color options.
    — Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2022
  • The guy’s a good-looking, young director that has a penchant for younger girls.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 May 2022
  • Mejia is good-looking in a middle-aged Vin Diesel sort of way.
    — New York Times, 7 June 2022
  • A loaf that tastes good, or good enough, and doesn't leave any mess whatsoever.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 8 June 2017
  • Don’t trust a good-looking website or a salesperson who sounds friendly on the phone.
    — Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2020
  • The vast majority were good-sized brown trout, a species that dominates the river.
    — Matt Wyatt, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Dress up like a mystical mermaid for the night with your partner by your side in this good-looking getup.
    — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Ma come down in his group’s good-natured dark roast vs. medium light roast debate?
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2021
  • The skies are looking good too, as Friday is expected to be partly cloudy.
    — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 13 Nov. 2020
  • This grill is quite good-looking, too, made of stainless steel accented by sleek knobs and trims.
    — Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2022
  • The move away from fossil fuels also threatens to wipe out countless good-paying jobs.
    — Matt Egan, CNN, 18 Dec. 2020
  • Whitby still doesn't have that college degree, which might help her land a good-paying job.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 11 Nov. 2022
  • One showed a typical good-looking young guy in his underwear.
    — New York Times, 10 Mar. 2021

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