golly

Example Sentences

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It’s an argument that Superman’s golly gee spirit is his greatest asset, no subversion necessary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

But, by golly, she has still been clocking in at the Garberville Pharmacy in neighboring Humboldt County.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2023

I don’t agree with a lot of what they believe politically, but, by golly, they are personally what we all should be like.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2022

“By golly, I’m a never-king-salmon,” he said, of his own voting preferences.

From Slate • Sep. 18, 2022

She said she was going to give that woman a piece of her mind, by golly.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls