goody-goody
Example Sentences
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“I’ve been fighting that goody-goody stuff for years, because if you let people make you out to be perfect there just ain’t no margin for error,” he told his children.
From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2021
Andrew is played as being very noble and goody-goody throughout.
From Salon • Oct. 24, 2019
A: She told her editor on that book, “I’m tired of writing about goody-goody creatures.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2016
Urman uses the same words to describe both the actress and the character: "Not a goody-goody, just a good person."
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2015
But also because now I have to prove I’m not a goody-goody.
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
