Good
Good adjective - Conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue.
Usage example: good behavior will earn you the respect of others
Sinful
Sinful adjective - Not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable.
Usage example: chastised by his minister for his sinful behavior
Both words in one sentence
- Anyone killed by the Nazis for peacefully resisting their politics qualifies in the very literal sense that they were too good for this sinful government.
Source: Too Good for This Sinful Earth - The trope name comes from a frequent comment made at the subsequent funeral, that the poor departed child was too good for this sinful earth, and thus was called home to Heaven by a merciful God.
Source: Too Good for This Sinful Earth - Noah, worried about the sinful state of the world, says "De good Lawd only knows what's gonter happen." God agrees, saying "Dat is de truth." A Wizard Did It: Well, God is a pretty badass wizard.
Source: Theatre / The Green Pastures
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