good egg

Example Sentences

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"Anthony is an all-round good egg and I'm delighted for him."

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2024

A former high school teacher and assistant football coach, the guy’s a good egg.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2024

But in her view, he's not wrong to suspect that being a good egg has not been great for his career.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2023

People generally think Mueller is a good egg.

From Fox News • Apr. 1, 2019

“Still,” said HairySpiders, licking her paws, “it’d be a shame to let perfectly good egg goo go to waste. One creature’s nastiness is another creature’s nibble.”

From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate