good people

British  

plural noun

1. folklore fairies

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Example Sentences

"I understand that criminals have come from my country, but so have good people who just want to work," said Billy Gonzalez, a Venezuelan migrant in Chile.

From Barron's

Their parents trusted them to be good people.

From Los Angeles Times

In 1798 Congress passed a notorious sedition act, making it a crime to “print, utter or publish … any false, scandalous and malicious writing or writings against the government of the United States … or the President … with intent to defame the said government, or … Congress, or the said President, or to bring them … into contempt or disrepute; or to excite against them … the hatred of the good people of the United States, or to stir up sedition within the United States.”

From Slate

For “Wicked” fans eagerly awaiting the release of “Wicked: For Good” — the movie that will hit theaters Nov. 21, one year after the first installment of the adaptation was released — the good people of Oz have an offering to stave off that impatience.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s sad. These are the good people, the ones you want to stay, to build, to educate their kids, to resist.”

From Los Angeles Times