good fellow

Example Sentences

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But they were also uneasy; I had to make them feel OK about it by changing subjects quickly and reassuring them with the mask of the jolly good fellow.

From Salon • May 27, 2023

“We encourage everybody to be a good fellow traveler to everybody else and respect the choices they make,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2022

Contestant JR then solved it with the correct answer: "Jolly good fellow."

From Fox News • Oct. 8, 2021

Thomas Scott appears to be a loving father, a decent neighbor and an all-around jolly good fellow.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2019

Don’t bother about rations, I’ll see to that and everything else, only do come, there’s a good fellow!

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott