goodness

Example Sentences

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He, thank goodness, didn’t have the same attitude as I did.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

"I miss the goodness of Sarah: she was thoughtful and dependable and highly principled."

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Donatello, the embodiment of an Old World defined more by superstition than piety and by tradition than goodness, lacks the character to withstand Miriam’s inner darkness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

The fatty tissue never became reinfected, thank goodness, though it also didn’t heal back into a straight line.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2026

As night set in, that goodness he was feeling unfurled even more with the vines and arrows.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova