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Example sentences for "good figure"

  • The Princess was very striking-looking, tall, with a good figure, and splendid jewels.

  • The Greek dress was very striking, a full white skirt with high embroidered belt, but it was only becoming when the wearer was young, with a good figure.

  • He was to have been tall, of good figure, wearing a wide hat and plume withal.

  • It was a good figure he made as he stepped down from the bank and came forward, hat in hand, the sun, now rising to the top of the hedge, lighting up his face and showing his bold profile, his open and straight blue eye.

  • She must be of good figure, small, regular features, and dark hair, which should be quite long.

  • They should be persons of good figure, and of graceful and easy manners.

  • Joan of Arc should be tall in stature, of good figure, and fine looking, with large black eyes, and long black hair.

  • He hath a very good head, indefatigable and designing; is very zealous for the liberties of the people, makes a good figure in the Parliament, as well as the fleet.

  • A gentleman of fine parts, makes a good figure in the counties of Oxford and Buckinghamshire:.

  • He was very poor at the Revolution, had no business to support him all the reign of King William, yet made a good figure.

  • A good figure of a man; well put together.

  • Reginald has a good figure and is not unworthy the praise you have heard given him, but is still greatly inferior to our friend at Langford.

  • Bragadin, sent me, and I found this sum sufficient in the meanwhile, for with a little self-restraint one can live cheaply at Paris, and cut a good figure at the same time.

  • I am going to give you twenty sequins, do you send them to him, and to-night he can pay me honourably, and make a good figure.

  • If the disguise is complete I am disgusted, for the shape of a woman is much more marked than that of a man, and consequently a woman in man's dress, who looks like a man, cannot have a good figure.

  • I got her some rich dresses that she might cut a good figure, and this attention redoubled her affection for me.

  • As my interpreter possessed what he called "a good figure," I asked him if he had many wives.

  • She was a magnificent girl of good figure, superb carriage, and striking though irregular features.

  • Its portal has in its tympanum (or triangular space in the summit of the arch) the Coronation of the Virgin, and on its centre pillar a good figure of the Madonna and Child.

  • Among them, a good figure of Minerva in red porphyry, the flesh portions of which have been restored in gilt bronze as Rome.

  • She is not bad-looking,--a tall blonde with a nose that is too long, but with a fresh complexion and a good figure.

  • And suddenly: "Tell me, Mary, have you a good figure .

  • He's a good figure to caricature," answered Jerry.

  • There were signs that she would be pretty, with a good figure, and be an attractive woman.

  • And it required a fine face and a good figure to carry it off.

  • With a good face, good eyes, a good figure, and a little addition of style, you ought to get on very well by degrees.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "good figure" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    good breeding; good collection; good condition; good courage; good education; good friend; good grip; good hour; good length; good living; good marriage; good measure; good meat; good omen; good paper; good people; good prince; good reputation; good shot; good sir; good size; good supply; good system; good while; good young; save that