goody-goody

Example Sentences

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“I’ve been fighting that goody-goody stuff for years, because if you let people make you out to be perfect there just ain’t no margin for error,” he told his children.

From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2021

I was more of a goody-goody, more than people would expect.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2017

It’s drive-in, drive-through and road-trip season, and especially on sunny days, sometimes food doesn’t have to be goody-goody to be good.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 21, 2017

Urman uses the same words to describe both the actress and the character: "Not a goody-goody, just a good person."

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2015

Somewhere between super popular and well'liked: not brainy, not jocks, not rich, not druggies, not mean, not goody-goody, not huge, not flat.

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio