good and
IdiomsExample Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
It turns trading decisions into a learning process by separating skill from luck and highlighting patterns in both good and bad outcomes.
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
Arguing with Rand “was like starting a game of chess thinking I was good, and suddenly finding myself in checkmate,” he wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
They are all by nature good and kind people, and we have a decent relationship with them.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026
“This attempt to humanize Robin, understand him for his good and his bad and try and understand that character as a person, was the instinct behind this.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
“I’ll be good, and Baba Joseph will tell everyone to leave me alone.”
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
![]()
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.