good side of

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Mar. 22, 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

That was the good side of Bill Ackman — willing to take a short position in a high-flying stock and back it up with solid research.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2024

“I wish today’s difficulties did not exist. But we must endure if we are to reach the good side of our future,” he said.

From Washington Times • Oct. 1, 2023

Like the rest of us, she wants to stay on the good side of Grace.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood