goodness

Example Sentences

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That would change, of course, And thank goodness.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

“While Peretz was shaping an earthly culture that outrivaled heaven’s in its goodness, others were shaping an earthly culture that outrivaled hell’s in its venom,” she concludes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 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

It’s also about the yearning for a more optimistic era of musical storytelling, when goodness could be counted on to prevail and a happy ending might be delayed but only rarely denied.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Inkling is filling himself with cheesy goodness while Gillicut is rampaging on me!

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins