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Example sentences for "good shape"

  • To keep them in good shape, they should be dried out after use, although it is never advisable to place them close to a hot fire, or the hide filling will be injured.

  • This device keeps the soft collar in good shape at the front, and serves the purpose just as well as a more expensive collar fastener.

  • A brass plate, with a hole in it and a nut soldered over the hole, screwed to the bottom of the board will permit the board and tripod to be bolted together in good shape.

  • If a quantity of oil, A, is poured on the water B, it will prevent this evaporation and keep the brushes in good shape.

  • They may also be garnished with vegetables turned of a good shape, and lightly stewed.

  • Farmers are getting in their crops in good shape, but wheat is still low in price, and cranberries are souring on the vines.

  • I have, therefore, already written some of the cablegrams which will be sent to the Associated Press, in order to open the campaign in good shape in America on my return.

  • Sooner or later they will let up, and then we'll get things back in good shape.

  • Everything was in good shape, as far as I could see.

  • I think we shall make some remarks to them to this effect to-morrow, and intimate that it is up to them to have the car repaired and returned to us in good shape.

  • He was insulted in good shape, and told that if he came back again, sent by the Minister or by anybody else, he would be chucked into jail and stay there.

  • The road is in good shape; driver knows his car.

  • I can keep 'em in good shape, making it in two stages and resting 'em over night on the road, and be there by noon to-morrow.

  • With a spoon cover each oyster with the thick sauce, and set them away for several hours to cool and harden; then trim them to good shape.

  • It can now be handled with care and turned into good shape in the crumbs.

  • It is well also to tie it in a piece of cheese-cloth, to keep it in good shape.

  • Joe had practiced hard and he knew he was in good shape to pitch.

  • Though the nine was an amateur one, and composed of lads ranging from fourteen to nineteen years of age, yet many fast games had been seen on the village diamond, which was kept in good shape by volunteers.

  • So limber up, Sam," the manager went on, "and have your arm in good shape.

  • Chop fine the white of a hard-cooked egg, and cover two opposite quarters; press the yolk through a sieve, and cover the remaining quarters.

  • Shrimps, prawns, or lobster may be used instead of clams or oysters.

  • He takes just as much pride in having the fellows in good shape physically as he does in having them go into college with honors; and I tell you we don't have much sickness around here.

  • If he will do that, you will have him ready for the meet, in as good shape as he ever was in his life.

  • Music is still in a good shape, as we already saw.

  • In such a situation, the brain is not in a good shape (maybe the person did not sleep enough.

  • The answer was that the heart is in a good shape.

  • Nothing like a rousin' fire if you're going to make the political pot bile in good shape.

  • Your grandfather must have got you into politics in good shape by this time," observed Kavanagh, sarcastically.

  • When we start in to purify, we propose to purify in good shape!

  • We'll have to look over our baseball togs and see if they're in good shape," said Fred.

  • You'll have to limber up that pitching arm of yours and get it in good shape, Bobby," cried Fred jubilantly, clapping his friend on the shoulder.

  • Mister Logan has the bank's affairs in good shape, except for this item, and it's got him badly worried.

  • We are in good shape to loaf however, all bills are paid and I still have thirty-five dollars of your money!

  • My financial affairs are in good shape, thanks to one of the finest men in all America, and I want to lay off this freak business until I can look on it without vomiting.

  • The roads were in good shape, and we reached camp at four in the afternoon.

  • My billeting officer had arranged matters well, so we were comfortably installed and in good shape to "police up" for the final leg of the march to Coblenz.

  • He had covered forty miles on foot, but the Turks had treated him decently and he had come through in good shape.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "good shape" 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 brown; good cousin; good dame; good disposition; good example; good fellowe; good fire; good friend; good gentlemen; good grass; good height; good joke; good journey; good knowledge; good living; good lords; good mistress; good nature; good purpose; good report; good road; good telescope; good test; good view; good will; goods store