How to Use all well and good in a Sentence

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• That’s all well and good for a meta-sequel that isn’t afraid to alienate its target audience, the problem is that Phillips doesn’t give the people anything else instead.
  — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2024
• And that’s all well and good when Samuel is on the field.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2024
• This is all well and good, but please, cut to the chase.
  — Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 5 Mar. 2024
• This is all well and good, but this year the first of those warranties will expire.
  — Alistair Charlton, WIRED, 15 July 2023
• That’s all well and good, but real ones know that the best new release is new episodes of Bluey.
  — James Grebey, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
• Which is all well and good—except that my fridge rarely has heavy cream, half-and-half, or whole milk.
  — Emma Laperruque, Bon Appétit, 24 Jan. 2024
• Scorching performance is all well and good on the track.
  — Larry Webster, Car and Driver, 5 Aug. 2023
• That’s all well and good, but even Ball acknowledges that 60-40 is a bit, well, generic.
  — Will Daniel, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2023
• The red carpet and the awards show is all well and good, but Tony the Tiger is really only here for the after-party.
  — Vulture, 11 June 2023
• That’s all well and good for a $40 bottle, but not for an ultra-premium brand like this.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 12 May 2024
• That’s all well and good, but new device promotions and device payment plan terms seem to be at the center of the new plan.
  — Allison Johnson, The Verge, 20 Apr. 2023
• That’s all well and good, even if Gunn’s attempts at sincerity don’t always hit the mark.
  — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2023
• This is all well and good, but as a critical first step, Blue Origin needs to get its New Glenn rocket flying.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 7 July 2023
• While this is all well and good for type 2 diabetics, what about those looking to try Ozempic for weight loss?
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2023
• That’s all well and good, but about as practical as banking on movie or baseball stardom.
  — Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2023
• That’s all well and good, and Splash Mountain has plenty of details — possums, bees, turtles, owls and more, many of them caught in mischief — to distract.
  — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
• Graphics and videos are all well and good, but the actual objects are the heart of the most successful exhibitions.
  — Daniel T. Ksepka, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
• Decking the halls is all well and good, but sometimes your holiday spirit runs a little low after that much time together.
  — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 24 Dec. 2023
• Ted Cruz at some point in the spring said, This is all well and good, but traditionally, conservatives have not been very good at following through on their boycotts.
  — The New Republic, 13 Sep. 2023
• That sounds all well and good, but then Ben goes home and has a wild vision/hallucination/actual sighting of yet another giant buglike demon.
  — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 May 2024
• These potential interventions for menopause, fibromyalgia, and dementia are all well and good, but is psilocybin even legal?
  — Jennifer Chesak, Verywell Health, 13 July 2023
• Addressing them and finding a way to batten down the hatches is all well and good in theory; however, putting it into practice is a completely different game, especially for smaller or sole miners.
  — Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 18 June 2024
• Tricks and treats for the entertainment of small children are all well and good, but for Poirot, the notion of actual occult phenomena is as intolerable as an asymmetrical breakfast spread or an unkempt mustache.
  — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2023
• Giving teachers raises and increasing per-pupil funding is all well and good, but without genuine educational freedom, schools will continue to function as a government monopoly.
  — Alexander William Salter, National Review, 5 May 2023

Last Updated: 3 Dec 2024