good people
noun
US, informal + old-fashioned
: an honest, helpful, or morally good person
I like him; he's good people.
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Here's how to step up and commit to raising the next generation of truly good people.
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Catherine Newman, Parents, 22 Feb. 2026
These are all really good people who do that extraordinarily well.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2026
Buy it on Bandcamp and support good people doing cool things.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
However, good people and people of quality can no longer win in a republican primary, therefore, there are very few republicans in office that actually actually care about people and want to make people’s lives better.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
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Catherine Newman, Parents, 22 Feb. 2026
These are all really good people who do that extraordinarily well.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2026
Buy it on Bandcamp and support good people doing cool things.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
However, good people and people of quality can no longer win in a republican primary, therefore, there are very few republicans in office that actually actually care about people and want to make people’s lives better.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for good people
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“Good people.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/good%20people. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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