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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Evil thrives when good people stay passive or silent.
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MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
He’s got a really good staff and surrounds himself with really good people.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 12 June 2025
Bottom line – good people who believe and practice the golden rule will do good per race relations and bad people will continue to do bad.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2025
All good people, especially Americans, should be protesting the killing of over 50,000 people, mostly women and children, in Gaza.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2025
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MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
He’s got a really good staff and surrounds himself with really good people.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 12 June 2025
Bottom line – good people who believe and practice the golden rule will do good per race relations and bad people will continue to do bad.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2025
All good people, especially Americans, should be protesting the killing of over 50,000 people, mostly women and children, in Gaza.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 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 18 Jun. 2025.
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