good word
Example Sentences
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In the email exchange, Albus put in a good word for a St. Louis lawyer who was a finalist for an appellate court judgeship, and Blunt ultimately selected that candidate.
From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026
Madame Pernelle, too, worships at the shrine of Tartuffe, but has nary a good word, and many a bad one, for anyone else.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
It clearly left him smarting and he's not had a good word to say about wind power since.
From BBC • Jul. 29, 2025
Uncle Buddy had connections with the Reds and put in a good word for his nephew.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2024
“Have you ever wondered how a perfectly good word dies and a useful word at that? If I use a dead word then I think it’s possible it can come alive again.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
