goodness

Example Sentences

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That would change, of course, And thank goodness.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Indeed, goodness seems like too active a word for this novel; the principal virtue, instead, is solicitude.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

“You could take any person off of the street and they would be better than this total jerk. Thank goodness he’s finally gone!”

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Thank goodness she was assigned this case; she worked in this very U.S. attorney’s office for years, so she understands what a fall from grace this is.

From Slate • May 22, 2026

“I hope I may always have the title of a friend. And let me say that I am at a loss for words to thank you for your goodness to my poor dear.”

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker