nice and

phrase

: very

—used to emphasize a good or enjoyable quality

The soup is nice and hot.

Make sure your room's nice and clean.

The library is always nice and quiet.

Examples of nice and in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The layout is nice and simple, which suits the compact dimensions, with almost all of the available floorspace taken up by one large open and multipurpose room. — New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026

The apple pieces cook up nice and tender without becoming mushy, adding bright and tart pops of fresh fruit flavor throughout the scone. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2026

For instance, a very slender friend of ours had come to get one more hole punched in her belt by Susie and was now walking around chatting with people, her belt cinched nice and tight. — Lydia Davis, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2026

Cannellini beans are more on the plain side, like, nice and bright. — Margy Rochlin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026