gracious sakes
Example Sentences
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John Wooden’s saint-like wholesomeness, which never produced a rebuke more profane than “Goodness gracious sakes alive,” may be the reason no feature film has ever been made about his extraordinary life.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2020
That thunderclap you just heard was John Wooden swearing up a "goodness gracious sakes alive" streak.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2012
“He’d say, “Goodness gracious sakes alive,’ and everybody knew they were in trouble.”
From Newsweek • Jun. 6, 2010
Wooden was a religious man whose strongest exclamation was “Goodness gracious sakes alive!”
From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2010
"My gracious, sakes alive, it has gone!" she exclaimed, pointing a trembling finger toward the river.
From Madge Morton's Trust by Chalmers, Amy D. V.
