goody two-shoes

Example Sentences

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The singer, who turns 70 next month, found fame in the 1980s with his band Adam And The Ants, enjoying a string of Top 10 hits including the number ones Stand and Deliver, Prince Charming and Goody Two Shoes.

From BBC

She was annoyed, she said, by youth books that were “goody two shoes sagas” or that blamed parents for everything.

From New York Times

“He would call me Mr. Goody Two Shoes,” Pauken testified.

From Washington Post

Nadjmabadi said he had always been a “goody two shoes,” according to the report, but he had become “a little bit heady with the power of being a well-respected ... provider in the community.”

From Los Angeles Times

A perk of being a goody two shoes is that Barb will probably believe me.

From Literature