a good few
idiom
chiefly British, informal
: fairly many
Not all our students go on to university, but a good few of them do.
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Planning your shoots around the new moon will give you a good few days each month to capture the faint glow of the core.
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Harry Bennett, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Cristian Romero is having a good few weeks at Tottenham.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Instead, the animal lowered its crown a good few inches.
—Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
One major one would be a weekly-bi-weekly-monthly team funnel review or reporting where the whole group is tied for a good few hours, going rep by rep.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Throughout the duration of my longer weekday, my mascara did smudge by hour five, but the Maracuja Juicy Lip Plump was tingly, smooth, glossy and lasted a good few hours before reapplication.
—Cam Zhang, StyleCaster, 1 July 2025
Over the next century, technology advanced exponentially, and hems shortened by a good few feet.
—Kelly Klein, Outside Online, 15 May 2025
It’s been a good few months for pop-ups putting down brick-and-mortar roots on the Lower East Side, and adding some serious wine cred to the mix.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
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Harry Bennett, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Cristian Romero is having a good few weeks at Tottenham.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Instead, the animal lowered its crown a good few inches.
—Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
One major one would be a weekly-bi-weekly-monthly team funnel review or reporting where the whole group is tied for a good few hours, going rep by rep.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Throughout the duration of my longer weekday, my mascara did smudge by hour five, but the Maracuja Juicy Lip Plump was tingly, smooth, glossy and lasted a good few hours before reapplication.
—Cam Zhang, StyleCaster, 1 July 2025
Over the next century, technology advanced exponentially, and hems shortened by a good few feet.
—Kelly Klein, Outside Online, 15 May 2025
It’s been a good few months for pop-ups putting down brick-and-mortar roots on the Lower East Side, and adding some serious wine cred to the mix.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
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“A good few.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20good%20few. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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