Examples of a good many in a Sentence
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The ACDSee Interface ACDSee has a good many buttons, menus, modes, panels, and toolbars, all of which can be overwhelming.
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PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024
During the winter there’s a good many soups and stews eaten, and a warm yeast roll alongside makes that meal special.
—Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 19 Jan. 2024
To claim the speaker’s gavel, McCarthy surrendered a good many powers, giving his foes an effective veto over critical legislation — like keeping the government up and running and avoiding a cataclysmic government default — and a bigger say in committee assignments.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
On a hill overlooking the harbor was a small cemetery, with a good many of the surnames on the tombstones the same as current residents.
—Walter Nicklin, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022
For a good many commercial vehicles, one overnight charge may be enough for the next day’s work.
—Jason Thomson, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 May 2021
That the academy’s directors branch ignored Sorkin is a sign that a good many people are already hip to this knowledge.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2021
There remain a good many obstacles to making any trades in the NBA before January.
—Mark Deeks, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
The first was a hardcore contingent of LGBTQ+ fans, a good many of whom were in hysterics before a punchline was even delivered.
—Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2022
PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024
During the winter there’s a good many soups and stews eaten, and a warm yeast roll alongside makes that meal special.
—Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 19 Jan. 2024
To claim the speaker’s gavel, McCarthy surrendered a good many powers, giving his foes an effective veto over critical legislation — like keeping the government up and running and avoiding a cataclysmic government default — and a bigger say in committee assignments.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
On a hill overlooking the harbor was a small cemetery, with a good many of the surnames on the tombstones the same as current residents.
—Walter Nicklin, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022
For a good many commercial vehicles, one overnight charge may be enough for the next day’s work.
—Jason Thomson, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 May 2021
That the academy’s directors branch ignored Sorkin is a sign that a good many people are already hip to this knowledge.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2021
There remain a good many obstacles to making any trades in the NBA before January.
—Mark Deeks, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
The first was a hardcore contingent of LGBTQ+ fans, a good many of whom were in hysterics before a punchline was even delivered.
—Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2022
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“A good many.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20good%20many. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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