very good

phrase

formal

—used as a response to say one will do something that one has been told or asked to do

"Show the ambassador in." " Very good, sir."

Examples of very good in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His skating is very good, showing the quick-twitch first step and speed of top NHL forwards. — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Someone who practices a memory drill becomes very good at that drill, a little better at tasks that closely resemble it, and no better at much else. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

After all, Russ is not a very good liar, and pretty much everything about the persona he’s created as Chad Powers raises eyebrows. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026

And the remarkably strong turnout of Democratic voters across these primaries is a very good sign for the Party’s prospects in November. — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for very good

• adulthood
• babyhood
• brotherhood
• cottonwood
• fatherhood
• firewood
• fuelwood
• hardihood
• ironwood
• leatherwood
• likelihood
• livelihood