goodness

Example Sentences

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That would change, of course, And thank goodness.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

The characters may well be good people—certainly that is how Ms. Patchett means to portray them—but their goodness is never put to any test, so it exists as nothing more than an affirming idea.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 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

It’s also about the yearning for a more optimistic era of musical storytelling, when goodness could be counted on to prevail and a happy ending might be delayed but only rarely denied.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

“Oh my goodness, Mrs. Goble, it’s the least we can do.”

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson