a good many

idiom

informal
: a lot of
There were a good many people at the meeting.

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The neighborhood Most of the city’s top hotels are on the lake, and a good many of them are lined up along this particular strip of the rive droite that extends from the Palais Wilson to the centre of town. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Jan. 2026 The storied choice between socialism and barbarism was made exquisitely clear a good many years ago in the United States, and both major parties chose barbarism. Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025 In Slow Tech, Ginn, one of the co-hosts, walks readers through dozens of projects featured on the shows, and a good many new ones: weaving baskets, making candles, roasting meat, extracting salt from seawater. Sophia Stewart, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2025 While the solar industry steadfastly denies that rooftop panels do anything but save California money, the CPUC — and a good many experts — say solar owners avoid grid upkeep charges that are built into kilowatt hour charges. Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 21 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for a good many

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“A good many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20good%20many. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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