Examples of good name in a Sentence
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That would’ve been a good name for the show, Holy Shit, There’s a Carrot.
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Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
That would be a good name for a Styx cover band, though.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2026
The false smears about me from mean spirited and politically motivated individuals and entities looking to cause damage to my good name to gain financially and climb politically must stop.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Put some respect on her good name!
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2026
At some point this winter — maybe a few days, maybe a few weeks — melancholy will fade and Hurricanes fans will be able to appreciate all that was accomplished during a season when UM got back its good name and returned to prominence.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
And behind every man with a good name and a crumbling pile, there’s a wife shrewdly attending to the seating plan.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
The school teacher wants to clear her good name after a racy video has surfaced with a woman who bears a resemblance so strong that the school’s administrator has placed her on leave.
—Stephen Saito, Variety, 23 Nov. 2025
Black Astronaut was another good name.
—Pat Blashill, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
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Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
That would be a good name for a Styx cover band, though.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2026
The false smears about me from mean spirited and politically motivated individuals and entities looking to cause damage to my good name to gain financially and climb politically must stop.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Put some respect on her good name!
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2026
At some point this winter — maybe a few days, maybe a few weeks — melancholy will fade and Hurricanes fans will be able to appreciate all that was accomplished during a season when UM got back its good name and returned to prominence.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
And behind every man with a good name and a crumbling pile, there’s a wife shrewdly attending to the seating plan.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
The school teacher wants to clear her good name after a racy video has surfaced with a woman who bears a resemblance so strong that the school’s administrator has placed her on leave.
—Stephen Saito, Variety, 23 Nov. 2025
Black Astronaut was another good name.
—Pat Blashill, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Good name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/good%20name. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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