riddance

Example Sentences

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Thus, to the “tyranny”—to the “dead hand”—of gold, he says good riddance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

"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 • Oct. 16, 2025

However the scale of the colony means a controlled riddance programme will most likely be required, she added.

From BBC • May 21, 2025

If this is it for The Weeknd as we know him, good riddance.

From Salon • May 19, 2025

As she carried it to the door both of them called after her, ‘Good riddance!’

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers