goodly

Example Sentences

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"The last time we had goodly numbers... was round about 2017, so it's great to see them now."

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2024

He was optimistic that the sprinklers would save “a goodly number of them” from extreme heat, he said.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2023

I also disappeared for a goodly while into Stephen Amidon’s taut domestic thriller “Locust Lane,” which is just coming out this month.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 10, 2023

From this play’s powerful moments could be made a goodly list.

From Washington Post • Jun. 27, 2022

The women were both of goodly height Madame Ratignolle possessing the more feminine and matronly figure.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin