goodness

Example Sentences

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“Like my parents, I never gave up. … Never stopped believing in the beacon-light goodness of California and thankfully, neither did you.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

“You could take any person off of the street and they would be better than this total jerk. Thank goodness he’s finally gone!”

From Salon • May 27, 2026

“While Peretz was shaping an earthly culture that outrivaled heaven’s in its goodness, others were shaping an earthly culture that outrivaled hell’s in its venom,” she concludes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Thank goodness she was assigned this case; she worked in this very U.S. attorney’s office for years, so she understands what a fall from grace this is.

From Slate • May 22, 2026

Or My goodness, I had no idea I was so evil looking.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu