good people
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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What does all this do to the good people who want to stand up and now feel that to go on the record in any investigation—in any prosecution ever—is to put themselves in the crosshairs?
From Slate • May 26, 2026
Believing we were simply two good people who’d rushed to the altar under the influence of euphoric new love and the pressure of an expiring visa was far less painful than the truth.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
"This Muslim community, they're really good people, you know," said Katelynn Fisk, a neighbor who was out walking her dog.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
I’ve written before about what psychologists call “belief in a just world,” the expectation that, on average, good things happen to good people and bad things happen to bad people.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
“For being forgetful? For needlessly troubling the good people of lost and found? I wish they would. Did you get what you needed?”
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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