goodly

Example Sentences

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If you don’t pay at least a goodly chunk of your 2023 taxes by then, you will be penalized automatically, even if you file for an extension by Monday night.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2024

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

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2024

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

Maybe that works better when you’re breathing the same air as the actor — something that’s been impossible for a goodly while.

From Washington Post • Jun. 13, 2021

When I won over a goodly number of fighters, I built up my army enough to attack fiefdoms and to pursue the enemies I had seen in the water gourd.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston