good and

phrase

ˌgu̇d-ᵊn 

: very, entirely

was good and mad

Examples of good and in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What Baldwin is lamenting is our tendency to fall back on binaries — right and wrong, good and evil — rather than to struggle with complexity. — David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Something can be helpful and harmful, good and bad, annoying and endearing. — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Christ Jesus revealed the true nature of God as infinite good and the true nature of His children as spiritual, reflecting God’s qualities. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026

Closing the gap between the merely good and the truly extraordinary remains stubbornly, wonderfully human. — Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for good and

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand