goody two-shoes

Example Sentences

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"Well, I know this because people were like, 'I saw you!' I was such a goody two-shoes and people kept going, 'I saw you out. I made eye contact with you.' I was like, 'No!'"

From Fox News • Dec. 22, 2020

I'm a Gen Xer, I'm on the younger side of Generation X. We definitely think the Millennials are like the goody two-shoes, good kids.

From Salon • Aug. 25, 2020

But, at school, they are considered insufferable goody two-shoes.

From The New Yorker • May 20, 2019

Even though the Broncos were 1-4 without him and 4-1 with him, including two fourth-quarter comebacks, Tebow's detractors call him a phony, fake and scripted, a goody two-shoes.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2011

I know one thing people say about me is that I’m a goody two-shoes.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio