good thing
Example Sentences
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“I guess you’re never really prepared for a closure,” Rickman said, “but the good thing is that nobody lost their jobs.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
There are so many categories and so many nominees—too much of a good thing, perchance—that the television academy splits the ceremonies in two: last weekend’s Creative Arts Emmys, and next Monday’s star-studded network extravaganza.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
"If that's something that gets people back in the seats and re-interested in a classic that has to just continuously fill out that auditorium, then I would say that's a good thing."
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
I have loved this sport my entire life, and a version of it that spills into more of the week is, to me, simply more of a good thing.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
It would be nice to think that the really good thing happened on that day, too, but life doesn’t always work that way.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
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