goodness

Example Sentences

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Steve Wilson: In a World Cup with more than its fair share of late-30 or even 40-somethings, thank goodness for Ivory Coast.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

His bad-boy swagger externally obfuscates his heart of gold, but his goodness and morality are apparent.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

The characters may well be good people—certainly that is how Ms. Patchett means to portray them—but their goodness is never put to any test, so it exists as nothing more than an affirming idea.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 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

But God, the ultimate goodness, cannot do evil.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife