goody-goody

Example Sentences

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Even non-comic book fans know that the hero born Kal-El on Krypton was always a goody-goody who stood up to bullies and protected the downtrodden.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2025

Olivia Newton-John was this goody-goody girl, and all of a sudden she comes on with these tight black pants.

From Salon • Apr. 2, 2023

“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

In nearly a dozen stage plays, and in as many movies, Madea has taken aim at no-good freeloaders and goody-goody authorities, all while spreading a hard-headed traditionalism herself.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 30, 2019

But also because now I have to prove I’m not a goody-goody.

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko