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How to use in good stead in a sentence

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She was a very bright pupil of very keen intellect which stood her in good stead all through her long life.
Experience, combined with a sound, unflustered temperament, is holding Forsyth in good stead.
This attention to detail and quality stood him in good stead both in regard to his engineering company and his stamp collecting.
It's good for my fitness, and hopefully it will stand me in good stead when I get back to the club.
That's the kind of steely determination which has become a feature of the side and which will again stand them in good stead on Sunday.
I began as the Agent for Wigan where I learned a great deal which stood me in good stead later at Knutsford.
There's no doubt the Aussies are better scrappers than most of the other teams and that's seen them in good stead so far.
Looking back, I was totally naive and amateurish, but those six months stood me in good stead for what I'm doing now.
Mr Matthews said the redevelopment was one of the reasons he had been chosen for the job and his experience held him in good stead.
This determination obviously put it in good stead because the company's lawsuit has been dismissed with prejudice.
That philosophy stood him in good stead last year when he closed the biggest deal of his career to date.
But whatever karmic credit you've amassed in the akashic bank account pays dividends this week and friends stand you in good stead.
I think my financial and accounting experience will stand me in good stead for the council finances.
His affability and lack of duplicity did not set him in good stead for his dealings with the sleazier side of 1980s politics.
He initially specialised in obstetrics, which was to hold him in good stead in his long career as a country doctor.
His skills as a piano tuner, an accomplished violinist and a deft assembler of harmoniums stood him in good stead.
Matomela was punished to a certain extent by the NZ batsmen, but his debut will stand him in good stead for the future as well.
It will certainly stand me in good stead for the future and I have always loved working hard in the gym.
An imaginary corkscrew and a mimed bottle pouring has stood me in good stead, even in parts of Italy where they barely speak Italian.
There is no doubt that fee-paying schools will provide children with contacts which will stand them in good stead for the rest of their lives.
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Examples from Classical Literature
In his ranching days, that training with his fists stood him in good stead.
Tired of the sea, for awhile he obtained employment with a medallist, where his skill as an engraver stood him in good stead.
Nevertheless, the contempt inspired by the groundling served the Englishman in good stead at a critical moment.
And twice-timed capped English international Carrick believed Cardiff's doggedness will hold them in good stead for the rest of this campaign.
However, the Puritanism of his ancestors stood him in good stead.
In this particular case, however mechanical and innocuous it might be at other times, Hepzibah's contortion of brow served her in good stead.
Seward tried one or two skeleton keys, his mechanical dexterity as a surgeon standing him in good stead.
Carole's Destrier did everything but win on his chasing debut at Ffos Las but that experience should stand him in good stead in the Bathwick Tyres Novices' Chase.
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