nice and
idiom
: 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
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More critical than the lyrics, though, was that the song sounded especially nice and sweet.
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Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 26 June 2024
If liberals are merely nice and tolerant and can’t talk about the deepest and most sacred cares of the heart and soul, which seem so threatened to so many, then this is going to be an ugly election year.
—David Brooks, The Mercury News, 22 May 2024
Then, place it in the oven for a few minutes to melt the cheese and get the bread nice and toasty.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 19 June 2024
My mother told us to be nice and civil to everybody.
—Michael S. Williamson, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
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Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 26 June 2024
If liberals are merely nice and tolerant and can’t talk about the deepest and most sacred cares of the heart and soul, which seem so threatened to so many, then this is going to be an ugly election year.
—David Brooks, The Mercury News, 22 May 2024
Then, place it in the oven for a few minutes to melt the cheese and get the bread nice and toasty.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 19 June 2024
My mother told us to be nice and civil to everybody.
—Michael S. Williamson, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
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“Nice and.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nice%20and. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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