How to Use a good/great/lovely time in a Sentence

a good/great/lovely time

noun
  • Just pick your preferred sport and get ready for a good time.
    — Staff Author, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Then trying to stay alert the whole day and have a great time.
    — Erin Clack, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
  • If not, now might be a good time to start on those practices.
    — Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 1 June 2024
  • This hefty discount makes for a good time to stock up on a few.
    — Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Have some laughs, have a good time, and the big stuff happens.
    — Donald Liebenson, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
  • The juke joint was a place where people went to hang out and have a good time.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 Dec. 2023
  • In other words, this is a great time to find your niche and get lost in it.
    — Fran Tirado, Them, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Guests, drunk on liquor and a good time, buzz around her as a young girl plays at her feet.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The summer is a good time to take stock of how your kids are faring.
    — Margot MacHol Bisnow, Contributor, CNBC, 20 July 2024
  • But this is a good time for automakers – and the union knows that.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 25 July 2023
  • The start of a new year is a great time to refresh your living space.
    — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 13 Jan. 2024
  • If so, this weekend might be a good time to head out to the ballpark.
    — Bill Oram, oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Winter is a good time to add hardy trees, shrubs and vines to the landscape.
    — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Go there, sit down, zip it, have a good time, and don't worry about the rest of it.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 June 2024
  • Strap on your boots and head to the dance floor for country music and a good time.
    — Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2022
  • The two girls were there for most of the afternoon and seemed to have a great time.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Any time would be a good time to put those two gentlemen on film and in the show.
    — Lisa De Los Reyes, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The fashions and the skylines may have changed, but the quest for a good time hasn’t.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024
  • This is a great time to throw seat covers in the wash and wipe boosters down with a sponge.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2025
  • As the game’s state continues to evolve, this seems like a good time to check in on it.
    — Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Dubai has mastered the art of having a good time every night of the week.
    — Natasha Amar, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
  • The point is, the searing summer months are a great time to try out these cool, tasty drinks.
    — Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 27 June 2024
  • And with two of these pouches on sale for just $12, now is a great time to grab them.
    — Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2025
  • Fall is a great time to visit the mid-coast Maine region when the pace slows.
    — Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023
  • ChopLife is named for a West African phrase that means to have a good time and live life to the fullest.
    — Bethonie Butler, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2023

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