good people
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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"It takes a lot of good people to make a good artist... I don't know what else to say. Thank you, bye!"
From BBC
“I’m getting a better education than I deserve, and I’m fortunate that the good people of this community allow me to attend this school,” Andie says sarcastically.
From Salon
On April 12, 1848, the Western Argus covered the event in fun, “The good people … are in quite a fever, in consequence of the discovery of an ‘under ground’ Ghost …” In the May 4 Newark Herald, the Hydesville rappings inspired a long poem that ended with the words “APRIL FOOL.”
From Literature
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Many good people from the hamlet of Hydesville and its wider town of Arcadia in Wayne County couldn’t wait to talk.
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But in a society that consistently punishes good people, simply trying to make the songs real is worthy.
From Salon
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