How to Use good for (someone or something) in a Sentence

good for (someone or something)

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  • This way, the bread will be good for up to three months.
    Brittany Leitner, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2023
  • The first bonus is good for up to 1 BTC and has a 40x playthrough requirement.
    Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The truth is that no forms of alcohol are good for you.
    Hannah Coates, Vogue, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Experts say that in the long run, the influx could be good for New York.
    Jay Root, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Chia Pet says the packet of seeds is good for up to three plantings.
    Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2023
  • But if nothing else, the optics have not been good for Ms. Willis’s team.
    Danny Hakim, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
  • First and foremost, any form of cardio can be good for your heart.
    Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 14 Aug. 2023
  • One of those was learning to let go of things that weren’t good for you, and one of those was drinking whiskey.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2024
  • This recipe is ready in record time and equally good for lunch or dinner.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Each voucher is good for a combo of a coney dog or gyro, fries, and a pop.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 12 Mar. 2024
  • But what’s bad for the economy tends to be good for bringing prices down.
    Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Cogan: The more that people want to eat the Wagyu beef of true crime as opposed to the Big Mac true crime is good for us.
    Addie Morfoot, Variety, 28 July 2023
  • That did a lot of good for the integrity of our businesses.
    Nilay Patel, The Verge, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Of course, this trend hasn’t been good for restaurant servers who in some cases have seen their pay drop.
    Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Nobody is claiming fast-food soft serve is good for you.
    Lucas Kwan Peterson, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2023
  • In Fekete’s thinking, the next 50 years are looking good for Overland, too.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Those are the backbone of a diet good for both people and planet.
    Tamar Haspel, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Ski machines are versatile and are good for your arms, core, and legs.
    Rozalynn S. Frazier, Health, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Feel good knowing your purchase is good for the planet, just like Megan Markle’s dress.
    Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2023
  • Higher wages and gains for rank-and-file workers can be good for the economy.
    Noam Scheiber, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The promotion is good for travel between March 27 and Oct. 1 of this year.
    Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024
  • No other problems, so this one is a good for next season as well.
    Janet Carson, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2023
  • These Patagonia shorts were good for almost anything that the road could have thrown at me.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2024
  • What’s more, many of the ingredients packed into CC creams are good for skin, too.
    Kylee McGuigan, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
  • This is just the voice in Payton’s head who right now wants to convince him that being bad will be good for his campaign.
    Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 24 June 2020
  • Fats perform essential functions in your cells, but not all of them are good for you.
    Eyleen Jorgelina O'Rourke, Discover Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024
  • These estimates are quite good for a true wireless pair.
    Tim Gideon, PCMAG, 26 July 2023
  • White vinegar is good for washing windows, that's about it.
    Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2023
  • In off-white with black, the floral design is still good for winter and will be easy to wear into spring and summer.
    Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Lump meat is made of slightly smaller white pieces and is good for pasta dishes or crab cakes.
    Julia Rutland, Southern Living, 29 June 2020

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