goody-goody

Example Sentences

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Even non-comic book fans know that the hero born Kal-El on Krypton was always a goody-goody who stood up to bullies and protected the downtrodden.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2025

“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

Andrew is played as being very noble and goody-goody throughout.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2019

“Sturdy” was the word he returned to, even though the Tallahassee boy looked soft, conducted himself like a goody-goody, and had an irritating tendency to preach.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 25, 2019

But also because now I have to prove I’m not a goody-goody.

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko