good name
Example Sentences
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Once again, he said, the state was trying to rip away his good name and falsely brand him a killer.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
In court, barrister Richard Wright KC said his client, who admitted the charges, was a man of previous good character who had "lost his good name and his livelihood".
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
The presidency described the report as "malicious and biased" and an attack on "the dignity and good name" of the women.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
It has a history of bad actors who have sullied crypto’s good name by issuing stablecoins that turned out not to be stable.
From Slate ● May 21, 2025
For their daughter, good name and pet name are one and the same: Sonali, meaning “she who is golden.”
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
