good people

noun

US, informal + old-fashioned

: an honest, helpful, or morally good person

I like him; he's good people.

Examples of good people in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Looking ahead, the many good people of our county will strive to ensure that our complete history, good and bad, remains available to students and the public. —

Sarah Kohrs and Neil Thorne, TIME, 21 May 2024 There are good people on both sides of this question. —

Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 14 May 2024 My Dad and Theresa are kind, good people that made this decision for them, no one else. —

Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 25 Apr. 2024 The secret to the service is good people bringing like minds with them, says Stein. —

Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024 A lot of emotions, feeling good coming back to the city, seeing a lot of good people. —

Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2024 Building up the quality of the teaching workforce and the stability that comes from keeping good people on the job are crucial priorities. —

Alan J. Borsuk, Journal Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2024 As the viewer sees throughout the 12-episode series, good people can do bad things and vice versa. —

Dana Feldman, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 Some good people would be going part-time, or leaving. —

Andy Dunn, Fortune, 25 Jan. 2024

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