Below you will find example sentences with "good idea". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Good Idea in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: idea
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 12
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 29.1 words

Words in this phrase

good idea

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • good can mean: Of a person or an animal: Very common word
  • idea can mean: An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as oppos... Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 3 start, 13 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

is a good idea or a 2× 38 percent good idea bad idea 1× a pretty good idea of where 1× a pretty good idea that he 1× always a good idea to keep 1× and a good idea but clunky 1× been a good idea so as 1× gives a good idea on what 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as peter hitchens 1× ceramic coatings work 1× choose battle master 1× do you think 1× in august 2017 1× in theory thirteen 1×

Common sentence endings:

a bad idea 2× abvertised statistical milage 1× and phone records 1× bad idea split 1× best provided by 1× bunch of penalties 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

get 4× bad 4× isn 3× things 3× best 2× keep 2× opposed 2× think 2× pretty 2× price 2× thought 2× care 2×

Related phrases

good luck good morning good guys good enough good governance good thing good guy pretty good good news bad idea

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around idea:

bad idea 12×

Just before it in the phrase index:

good honest good guys good guy good governance good friday good fit

Just after it in the phrase index:

good luck good mood good morning good news good ones good progress

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

good luck good morning good guys good enough good governance good thing

Same ending:

bad idea

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "good idea" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 29.1 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as is a good idea or a, 38 percent good idea bad idea, get, bad and isn stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with good luck, good morning, good guys and bad idea, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with good idea

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Sounds like good intentions (and a good idea) but clunky delivery. (11 words)

Do you think this is a good idea or a bad idea? (12 words)

In August 2017, Medicare for All showed a 51 to 38 percent good idea/bad idea split. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

If they are now unavailable, I found What Hi-Fi? to be a good source on what is or isn’t good – they have excellent best buys section on their website, which gives a good idea on what is good for your specific budget. (44 words)

Some of these can be imperative to your Mac's ability to function and keep your information secure, so it likely isn't a good idea to go messing around with such things without a good idea of what exactly they do. (42 words)

While it's never a good idea to go "all in" in one sector (unless you have a strong view of the price of oil), these three stocks offer good options as part of an income-seeking, diversified portfolio. (39 words)

Question examples

Do you think this is a good idea or a bad idea? (12 words)

Example sentences (20)

If they are now unavailable, I found What Hi-Fi? to be a good source on what is or isn’t good – they have excellent best buys section on their website, which gives a good idea on what is good for your specific budget.

Some of these can be imperative to your Mac's ability to function and keep your information secure, so it likely isn't a good idea to go messing around with such things without a good idea of what exactly they do.

The idea of electric cars are good for Florida but not such a good idea for Bermuda because we have so many hills and consequently do not get the abvertised statistical milage.

In August 2017, Medicare for All showed a 51 to 38 percent good idea/bad idea split.

It’s a good idea to get an idea of how you feel on this one in advance as you will be equipped with an answer for your teen as soon as the question is asked.

More than twice as many polled believed large political rallies were a bad idea as opposed to those who said it was a good idea, 59% to 23%, respectively.

As Peter Hitchens said - hardly anyone would consider privatising the navy a good idea, so the idea that some things are best provided by.

Do you think this is a good idea or a bad idea?

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If we can get an idea of future fundamental drivers, we can get a pretty good idea of where the price of USO is headed.

This has to be one of the craziest things I have ever heard and I want to know if you think this is a good idea or a bad idea.

I have no idea who thought it was a good idea to put those two together, but they should be fired.

When thinking about health care, I always thought that the “public option” would have been a good idea, so as a result I would not be opposed to the idea of everyone being able to buy into Medicaid.

Choose Battle Master if you plan to have other spellcaster companions, which ultimately is a good idea as it makes for good party composition.

Sounds like good intentions (and a good idea) but clunky delivery.

When you’re penalty-killing isn’t good it’s not a good idea to take a bunch of penalties.

While it's never a good idea to go "all in" in one sector (unless you have a strong view of the price of oil), these three stocks offer good options as part of an income-seeking, diversified portfolio.

Ceramic coatings work, and if you pay good money to have one properly applied, it's a good idea to take care of it.

It may not be so important if you don’t hold business meetings in your office, but it’s always a good idea to keep any space that your clients can see in a very good condition.

By the time Smollett appeared on "Good Morning America" on Feb. 14, police already had a pretty good idea that he was lying, thanks to dozens of search warrants, subpoenas and extensive analysis of camera and phone records.

In theory, thirteen episodes was a good idea but there was a noticeable decline in the latter half of each season because the story was too stretched out, and a second, not particularly good subplot was often introduced.

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