riddance
Example Sentences
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“Well, if a fella’s too weak to stand up to his mama, I say good riddance.”
From Literature
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Thus, to the “tyranny”—to the “dead hand”—of gold, he says good riddance.
As 2025 comes to a close, I keep hearing the same thing: Good riddance.
From Los Angeles Times
"Good riddance," he wrote in a two-word statement accompanying the Fed's decision to bin the 2023 guidelines -- a marked contrast to the lengthier statements of his colleagues.
From Barron's
However the scale of the colony means a controlled riddance programme will most likely be required, she added.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.