good-sized
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of good-sized
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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Of course, if they simply invested the savings of not owning a home into stocks and bonds, they could end up with a good-sized pile of assets at retirement.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 16, 2025
"I would hope within three to five years we can have good-sized stadiums of 10 to 20,000 seats in our key markets. That's our aim."
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2023
Duroy helped pay for a lot of those initial materials, including a good-sized fish pond that he and Letteriello dug themselves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2023
Even though the data only includes a portion of Seattle’s dogs, it represents a good-sized sample of our canine population.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2022
As I stood in this state of indecision, there was a dry crack of wood and a careless disturbance of undergrowth perhaps fifty feet into the woods—something good-sized and unseen.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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