goodness
Example Sentences
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"Still not clear…Dorgu! Goal! Oh my goodness me. Denmark are level again!"
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Thank goodness college football is nothing like that today!
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 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
“We are here and we believe, and we believe in the essential goodness of every human being, and it’s never too late.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026
“Thank goodness it did not spread to the woods,” said the Abbot, “otherwise all of Mossflower might have gone up in flames.”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.