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

"Until a few weeks ago, I always wondered why "For he's a jolly good fellow" was sung at birthdays," posted Jake Campbell.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2015

He was a good fellow, but his rejoicing at the one little part—in which he was officially interested—of so great a tragedy, was an object-lesson in the limitations of sympathetic understanding.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker