good people
noun
US, informal + old-fashioned
: an honest, helpful, or morally good person
I like him; he's good people.
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Uldricks said his role as GOP chair includes recruiting good people to run for office.
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
In the Catholic tradition, a bad action doesn’t make someone a bad person; good people can sin and be forgiven.
—Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
Lemme tell you, there is a lot of good people watching at the court house.
—Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
Yale psychologist and researcher Stanley Milgram demonstrated that good people will do bad things if enjoined to do so by an authority.
—Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
In the Catholic tradition, a bad action doesn’t make someone a bad person; good people can sin and be forgiven.
—Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
Lemme tell you, there is a lot of good people watching at the court house.
—Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
Yale psychologist and researcher Stanley Milgram demonstrated that good people will do bad things if enjoined to do so by an authority.
—Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for good people
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“Good people.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/good%20people. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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