put in a good word

phrase

: to say something good about someone

Would you mind putting in a good word for me?

Examples of put in a good word in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Overshown also said Paxton Anderson, the grandson of Jerry Jones and a wide receiver at Texas, put in a good word for him. — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2023

Whoever saw me in the background or noticed me in a scene or put in a good word for me or fostered my work. — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 28 Feb. 2023

Otherwise some pushy people will ask me to call the restaurant on their behalf and put in a good word. — John Mariani, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023

Whether asking someone to put in a good word for you with a hiring manager, forward your résumé to a recruiter or endorse you on LinkedIn, lean on someone who is at the company—or has ties to people who do. — Ray A. Smith, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2023

Albie asks his father to wire Lucia fifty thousand euros; in exchange, Albie agrees to put in a good word for Dom with his mother, Dom’s angry ex-wife. — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2022

Before his groundbreaking paper, many had assumed that new positions came from sources such as close personal friends who would put in a good word, headhunters who would seek out strong candidates or public advertisements. — Viviane Callier, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2022

Schwartz and many of his Optimist teammates went to American Heritage Plantation, where Hoff put in a good word for them. — Giana Han, al, 13 Apr. 2021

Rhymes for put in a good word

• absurd
• averred
• bluebird
• byword
• catbird
• catchword
• concurred
• conferred
• cowbird
• cowherd
• crossword
• deferred