a good part of

phrase

: a large amount of
Babies spend a good part of the day sleeping.

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Those guys came in and really stepped up, Dohnte, Mitch, Tanner (Hudson) and Mike and really Tee for a good part of the game, too, balled as well. — Zak Keefer, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 The department's Crime Scene Unit spent a good part of Thursday documenting the building on Claflin Avenue by West 197th Street in Kingsbridge Heights, where Riley Billingslea was found dead the night before. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 Kimi lived with her Haitian father in Haiti for a good part of her life and didn’t talk to her mother for 20 years. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026 Mikey Eyssimont also came up with a big block on Scott Laughton, who had a good part of the net at which to shoot. — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for a good part of

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“A good part of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20good%20part%20of. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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