How to Use good works in a Sentence
good works
plural noun-
The parents want to keep Lane’s memory alive through these good works, and for their two other children.
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Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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The defense also played a ten-minute campaign-style video highlighting Combs’ life with his family and good works.
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Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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But rather than directly address the financial problems, Hepburn criticized the Sun Sentinel and said the district’s good works are too often overlooked.
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Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Jan. 2026
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Boyd’s good works come to a screeching halt when she and her group are surrounded and captured by Palmer and his little cohort, including Boyd’s former partner, Fred Stanislaus.
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Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
22 May 2026
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Last year, over 1,600 attendees enjoyed the show before receiving an Order of Service with a special letter from the Princess of Wales, thanking them for all their good works.
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Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Nick Cartell recently marked his 1,500th performance on the road as the show’s protagonist, Jean Valjean, the ex-prisoner attempting to redeem himself through a lifetime of good works.
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Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
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