sayonara

Example Sentences

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“I never really wanted to do one because I always thought it was like a bit of a farewell, like a sayonara, a swan song,” the lead singer and songwriter says.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2023

The Empress: It’s time for the Czar to say sayonara — There’s a new judge in town, and she’s rockin’ a tiara.

From Washington Post • Apr. 2, 2020

The boss has spoken: We’re leaving, pronto, sayonara, gone for good.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2019

After years of staying put in jobs that may have been uninspiring, unrewarding or even flat-out soul-crushing, more Americans are choosing to say sayonara to their current place of work.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2016

She made a trumpet of her hands and called a merry "sayonara."

From The Lady and Sada San A Sequel to the Lady of the Decoration by Little, Frances, [pseud.]