Below you will find example sentences with "pretty good". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Pretty Good in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: pretty
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 21
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 27.5 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 6 start, 11 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "pretty good" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 27.5 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as access a pretty good digital infrastructure, actually gotten pretty good at that, people, actually and last stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with good luck, good morning, good guys, pretty sure and actually pretty, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with pretty good
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
Said Pruitt:”I’m pretty sure we played pretty good up-front defensively. (13 words)
But the good thing is we've actually gotten pretty good at that. (13 words)
Boomers locked in pretty, pretty good mortgage rates while millennials just didn't, BofA says. (15 words)
My dad was pretty good at getting other people to pay for his stuff, so I don't have a 50 foot Chris Craft, a house on a hill in the middle of an avocado grove, a Lincoln Continental convertible, or a stunningly pretty younger wife. (46 words)
Nova said although this is the highest water level the river has reached since 2011, there was nothing unusual done to deal with this flood, “There’s pretty normal protocol, staff has a pretty good handle on what needs to happen as a high water event. (46 words)
It’s all over Twitter, both because it’s a pretty good joke and because it’s a pretty good way of dealing with how unutterably depressing the world has become for so many people over the past couple of years. (41 words)
Free sounds pretty good to us, and we think it probably sounds pretty good to you too, right? (18 words)
Example sentences (20)
He is pretty, pretty, pretty good—an MVP, Super Bowl MVP before the age of 25. However, the reigning champs still have a ton of questions to answer.
I want to attract the right business by explaining what we have: good public land, good recreation access, a pretty good digital infrastructure and a good workforce," admitted McKean.
Free sounds pretty good to us, and we think it probably sounds pretty good to you too, right?
Or, so goes the thought process behind Actually Pretty Good (as in, “this pizza is actually pretty good!”).
It’s all over Twitter, both because it’s a pretty good joke and because it’s a pretty good way of dealing with how unutterably depressing the world has become for so many people over the past couple of years.
The second-rower had problems with concussion last season, but Smith confirmed: “It has been a good while since his last one and he’s in good spirits and pretty good shape in the changing room.
Boomers locked in pretty, pretty good mortgage rates while millennials just didn't, BofA says.
Feeling pretty good (the feeling in the team), got into the tournament pretty slow, lucklily got a decent game last time around so looking to improve on that tonight (honest opinion about his performances so far).
The motion sensor is also pretty good, and you can adjust the level of what it alerts you with, whether it’s people, packages, or vehicles passing by, which is pretty useful.
That's pretty short for a sports watch, but it's pretty good for a smart watch - and there's some flexibility in the real-world use.
Said Pruitt:”I’m pretty sure we played pretty good up-front defensively.
Here's a pretty decent looking gal with apparently a pretty good skill set of marketing, blogging, and she probably has some SEO understanding, creates an app, a cookbook.
My dad was pretty good at getting other people to pay for his stuff, so I don't have a 50 foot Chris Craft, a house on a hill in the middle of an avocado grove, a Lincoln Continental convertible, or a stunningly pretty younger wife.
Nova said although this is the highest water level the river has reached since 2011, there was nothing unusual done to deal with this flood, “There’s pretty normal protocol, staff has a pretty good handle on what needs to happen as a high water event.
But the good thing is we've actually gotten pretty good at that.
Not to be outdone, would get its own official continuation in 2007's which ended up being pretty good, if not as good as the first.
People born under this sign usually have pretty good ideas and whether they use those ideas for good or evil is entirely up to them.
That title is not as good as Fetch The Bolt Cutters, but it’s still pretty good.
The good thing is he pulled up pretty good, so let’s see how next time goes.
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.