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

By golly, my blood pressure is already starting to come down.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2023

“It points to various purported sources of uncertainty and says, ‘Gosh, golly, analysis is impossible!’ ” said Siegel.

From Slate • Mar. 24, 2023

Lizzie waited, and golly Moses, she saw that the new minister understood.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt