good fellow

Example Sentences

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But they were also uneasy; I had to make them feel OK about it by changing subjects quickly and reassuring them with the mask of the jolly good fellow.

From Salon • May 27, 2023

Sir Billy Connolly said: "I am deeply honoured.... I had no idea the Fellowship existed, but I'm told it's a big deal! It's lovely to be recognised and to become a jolly good fellow."

From BBC • May 7, 2022

“We encourage everybody to be a good fellow traveler to everybody else and respect the choices they make,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2022

Contestant JR then solved it with the correct answer: "Jolly good fellow."

From Fox News • Oct. 8, 2021

“But you don’t intend to try till the proper moment? Bless my soul, what unearthly prudence! He’s a good fellow, Amy, but not the man I fancied you’d like.”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott