goodness

Example Sentences

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He, thank goodness, didn’t have the same attitude as I did.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

"I think it's just a reminder to take every opportunity to tell people turn the heat down, for goodness sake, we can't take these things for granted."

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

The fatty tissue never became reinfected, thank goodness, though it also didn’t heal back into a straight line.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2026

“You’re just like, thinking about goodness in the world a lot, and then being like, ‘Is this good what I’m doing?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

“For goodness sake. It doesn’t need water. Can’t you see that it’s dead?”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam