golly

Example Sentences

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It’s an argument that Superman’s golly gee spirit is his greatest asset, no subversion necessary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

“I am a loyal person,” Harris writes, which is not only self-justifying but has the slightly off-putting whiff of someone declaring, by golly, I’m just too honest.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2025

Oh by gosh, by golly, it’s time for this week’s Slate News Quiz.

From Slate • Dec. 13, 2024

It’s rare that NFL teams set up succession plans, but by golly if that’s not how league insiders are interpreting recent coaching machinations by the Patriots and Cowboys.

From Washington Post • Jan. 31, 2023

By golly, what a place that kitchen was!

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl