Examples of a good many in a Sentence
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On a hill overlooking the harbor was a small cemetery, with a good many of the surnames on the tombstones the same as current residents.
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Walter Nicklin, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022
For a good many commercial vehicles, one overnight charge may be enough for the next day’s work.
—Jason Thomson, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 May 2021
That the academy’s directors branch ignored Sorkin is a sign that a good many people are already hip to this knowledge.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2021
There remain a good many obstacles to making any trades in the NBA before January.
—Mark Deeks, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
The first was a hardcore contingent of LGBTQ+ fans, a good many of whom were in hysterics before a punchline was even delivered.
—Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2022
Politicians and pundits will spend a good many months arguing over what could have been done differently and who specifically is to blame for the fact that so many opportunities to improve people’s lives were pissed away.
—Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 26 Mar. 2022
Like his American counterpart, the equally prolific Stephen King, Campbell has been providing dark and addictive pleasures for a good many years.
—Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2021
The odd tenderness toward Communism and Communist causes, that seems to be felt by a good many men of the foundations and colleges, might be explained along the same lines.
—John Dos Passos, National Review, 28 Sep. 2020
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Walter Nicklin, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022
For a good many commercial vehicles, one overnight charge may be enough for the next day’s work.
—Jason Thomson, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 May 2021
That the academy’s directors branch ignored Sorkin is a sign that a good many people are already hip to this knowledge.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2021
There remain a good many obstacles to making any trades in the NBA before January.
—Mark Deeks, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
The first was a hardcore contingent of LGBTQ+ fans, a good many of whom were in hysterics before a punchline was even delivered.
—Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2022
Politicians and pundits will spend a good many months arguing over what could have been done differently and who specifically is to blame for the fact that so many opportunities to improve people’s lives were pissed away.
—Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 26 Mar. 2022
Like his American counterpart, the equally prolific Stephen King, Campbell has been providing dark and addictive pleasures for a good many years.
—Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2021
The odd tenderness toward Communism and Communist causes, that seems to be felt by a good many men of the foundations and colleges, might be explained along the same lines.
—John Dos Passos, National Review, 28 Sep. 2020
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“A good many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20good%20many. Accessed 26 Sep. 2023.
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