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

Indeed, goodness seems like too active a word for this novel; the principal virtue, instead, is solicitude.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 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

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

All that luck sat in my stomach, tight and full and good, and with all that goodness inside me, I knew I would win this competition.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller