be no good

Example Sentences

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There seem to be no good weapons left in New York’s arsenal for bridging the significant budget gap facing New York City.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

It would be no good having some kind of centrally based hub required to fly teams in, because imagine how stretched that team would be right now with facing two disasters.

From Slate • Sep. 14, 2023

“I didn’t want my family to go astray and be no good to the world.”

From New York Times • May 23, 2023

Mr Leaf said estate agents were finding that there were "too few properties, too many people choosing them, rents going up, quality going down," and considers the situation to be "no good for anyone".

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2022

I can’t say, “Come visit,” because it wouldn’t be no good to visit.

From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones