good word
see put in a good word.
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How to use good word in a sentence
“Betrayed is a good word,” she said of how the soldiers had been treated, but saying nothing about herself.
He put in a good word, I met the creative team and they took a chance on me.
‘She’s All That' 15th Anniversary: Cast and Crew Reminisce About the Making of the ‘90s Classic | Marlow Stern | January 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Betrayed is a good word,” Police Sgt. Kimberly Munley has said of the way the soldiers have been treated.
Nidal Hasan’s Murders Termed ‘Workplace Violence’ by U.S. | Michael Daly | August 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTDan Wickett (who is now the head of Dzanc Books) put in a good word with Carnegie Mellon University Press, and they picked it up.
Crazy is a pretty good word for the belief that modern Republicans would be open to such a sentiment.
Jon Huntsman’s Irrelevant Exit From the Republican Race | Michelle Goldberg | January 16, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
It was, indeed, not in the character of tenant that the Czar was likely to gain the good word of civilised men.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayArnold luxuriated in the humility of thinking that he would be glad of any good word dear old Nourendra Lal could say for him.
Hilda | Sarah Jeanette DuncanAll had a good word for poor Ike, too, for there was not one present for whom he had not done a good turn.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail | Arthur R. ThompsonThe widow put in a good word for me, but that warn't going to keep off the bad luck, I knowed that well enough.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)But I think I might furnish you a sample copy free, if you would speak a good word for it among your neighbors.
Joyce's Investments | Fannie E. Newberry
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