good many, a

Idioms and Phrases

Also, a great many . A large number of, as in A good many checks have come in already , or We saw only a few hikers on the trail, when we had thought there would be a great many . The first term dates from the early 1800s, the variant from the late 1600s. Also see a lot ; quite a bit (few) .

Example Sentences

“One paper without competition can thrive for a good many years even in the face of the Internet and the lack of younger readers. Two or more cannot.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I look back on tremendous efforts & exhaustion & dismal looking out of a tent door and onto a world of snow & vanishing hopes — & yet, & yet, & yet there have been a good many things to set on the other side.”

From Seattle Times

The 96th Academy Awards are here, and we bet you’ve seen at least two of the movies nominated for best picture — “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie” — and, quite possibly, a good many more because this might just be the best group of nominated films since the Oscars expanded the category in 2009.

From Los Angeles Times

A good many fellow thespians are in attendance.

From Los Angeles Times

But … there are still a good many voters who aren’t convinced that her screen time — she’s in less than a third of the 3½-hour movie — warrants a lead acting Oscar.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• commonplace
• constant
• continual
• incessant
• intermittent
• numerous
• periodic
• persistent
• recurrent
• usual