be good
Example Sentences
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Everything changes when a candidate becomes a winner, so maybe it would be good for democracy to have an old-fashioned war of ideas in this moment when the future of California holds so many unknowns.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
Whether the target would be Carroll, Hoffman, or anyone else adjacent to this case who lightened Trump’s wallet, it wouldn’t be good!
From Slate • May 30, 2026
The characters may well be good people—certainly that is how Ms. Patchett means to portray them—but their goodness is never put to any test, so it exists as nothing more than an affirming idea.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
A good quarter might not be good enough, though, given Costco stock’s strong run and lofty valuation.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
But I’d promised Mama nine times just that morning I’d be good and follow directions.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
