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Definition of Good example
1. Noun. Something to be imitated. "He is the very model of a modern major general"
Generic synonyms: Ideal
Specialized synonyms: Beaut, Beauty, Pacemaker, Pacesetter, Pattern, Prodigy
Derivative terms: Exemplary, Exemplify, Exemplary
Lexicographical Neighbors of Good Example
Literary usage of Good example
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Friends' Library: Comprising Journals, Doctrinal Treatises, & Other by William Evans, Thomas Evans, Edith R. Hall (1847)
"And because a good example is an excellent thing in every station, wherein our lot
... A good example hath a great influence upon those amongst whom we are; ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"The Grey Friars at Lynn, where the tower is hexagonal, is a good example. ...
This is a remarkably good example. There were 18 cells or cubicles on each ..."
3. A Glossary of Liturgical and Ecclesiastical Terms by Frederick George Lee (1877)
"A good example from Thame Church, Oxon, is also provided. (See Illustration, Fig.
2.) Remarkable specimens may be seen in the cathedrals of Gloucester and ..."
4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1911)
"is a good example of the heavier or more powerful type of Krupp field gun.
The gun may be seen supported on the cradle, which contains the hydraulic buffer ..."
5. The Friend of Peace by Noah Worcester, Massachusetts Peace Society (1821)
"For the preceding paragraphs we are indebted to a judicious friend, and also
for " A good example," which will be seen in the following article. ..."
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