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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Maybe good people could now enter their lives.
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Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
In my experience, these are good people.
—Billy Eichner, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2025
These are good people struggling to find their best lives.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
And there’s good people on the business side who are trying to navigate the difficult intersection of art and commerce.
—Megan Thomas, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
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Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
In my experience, these are good people.
—Billy Eichner, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2025
These are good people struggling to find their best lives.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
And there’s good people on the business side who are trying to navigate the difficult intersection of art and commerce.
—Megan Thomas, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
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 4 Oct. 2025.
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