How to Use a good number of in a Sentence

a good number of

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  • Lake of the Woods: The south shore of the lake has yielded a good number of walleyes.
    — Joel Rippel, Star Tribune, 22 July 2021
  • And a good number of people are telling them to steer clear.
    — Lawrence Hodge / Jalopnik, Quartz, 16 May 2024
  • And a good number of folks just didn’t like the idea of a traffic circle.
    — Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Feb. 2024
  • And there’s no question that a good number of his colleagues need that.
    — Julian Mark, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
  • The game is scheduled for 5:30 p.m., when a good number of Bay Area fans will still be at work or on their way home.
    — Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2024
  • There are also a good number of calving moose in that area.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Apr. 2022
  • Still, a good number of top African leaders have chosen to stay away.
    — Paul Sonne, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023
  • He’s greeted with a good number of boos from FC Dallas fans.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 7 Aug. 2023
  • But there were a good number of customers who took a very positive light on it.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022
  • And, weird alien twist or not, Colin Farrell’s star power should pull a good number of votes his way.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 May 2024
  • Reports are already swirling that Ten Hag plans on moving on a good number of players at the end of the season.
    — Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
  • So a plan was drawn up to sell off a good number of minor or duplicative Hoppers.
    — Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2022
  • The Bangkok skyline is known for its towering skyscrapers, and a good number of them have rooftop bars that range in style and budget.
    — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2023
  • But just being real here, to what extent will this just replace a good number of jobs?
    — Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
  • Then again, a good number of the concertgoers grew up on Stewart’s music and welcomed the chance to sing and sway along with him.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Al Davis, the owner, requested a good number of the scabs to stick around to help scrimmage against the back-again Raiders and reacclimate the men to combat.
    — Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2022
  • But a good number of New York youth saw art and literature as something meant to be shared in person.
    — Leonardo Bevilacqua, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 June 2024
  • Even though there are only so many Matt Ryan passes to go around, Pitts is in line for a good number of looks, especially in the red zone.
    — Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 6 May 2021
  • The Warriors can still be a fun team, an interesting team, and perhaps, if a good number of things break their way, a contender to win the West once again.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The compact cruiser offers a good number of amenities, too.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 May 2022
  • Apple still has a few surprises in store for us, a good number of iPhone 13 features have already leaked.
    — Yoni Heisler, BGR, 27 July 2021
  • There is always a good number of solo travelers on these trips, and they are welcomed with open arms.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Impossible movies are available on Paramount+, and a good number of them are on Netflix as well.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 29 July 2022
  • Because there’s a good number of people out there whose default reaction is to call names.
    — Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 24 Nov. 2022
  • For a good number of believers, though, the notion that men, at least some of them, can and will have more than one wife is difficult to embrace or accept.
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Sep. 2023
  • That said, this year produced a good number of strong ads that were well received by consumers and industry experts alike.
    — Charles Taylor, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Mobile offers its share of fine selections, as well as a good number of meat-and-three-adjacent venues.
    — Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 12 July 2023
  • But for the past 80 years, a good number of Latter-day Saints have also welcomed the association.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Sep. 2023
  • What felt like a great deal is gradually coming to an end as a good number of Canadian mortgages come due in two to three years.
    — Reza Ghazi, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • One suburb, Bronxville, was overwhelmingly white; the other, Scarsdale, had a good number of Asians.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 14 June 2024

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