good side

Example Sentences

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I tried to stay on the good side of the law.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

On the one hand, European governments may have more to gain by staying on Trump’s good side and trying to have influence over Washington, said Mujtaba Rahman, head of Europe for Eurasia, a risk-analysis firm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

“The virtue of the matching market is that you can take the good side of a bad bet—someone else’s bad bet,” Cole said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

The Bees are a good side, especially at home, but Thomas Frank and Spurs need something here.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

Otto beamed and twisted to his right side—his good side.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles