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

"Still not clear…Dorgu! Goal! Oh my goodness me. Denmark are level again!"

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

But even more, it is Kenyon and Hilda’s fundamentally American goodness that gives them the strength to bear Miriam’s burden.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 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

The lady turned to me and said, “Well, you ought to be ashamed of yourself. Leaving your poor grandmother while you hang around that Holly Paine learning goodness knows what.”

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry