riddance
Example Sentences
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Up until those moments, Scotland were in mortal danger of being sent on their way with a collective shrug from the Tartan Army, a goodbye and good riddance message as they prepared for departure.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
“At the end of my voicemail,” Gorka recounted, “I said, ‘Good riddance to you, Joe.’”
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
Thus, to the “tyranny”—to the “dead hand”—of gold, he says good riddance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
As 2025 comes to a close, I keep hearing the same thing: Good riddance.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
Good riddance to bad rubbish, she said, chuckling.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing riddance
Copper Sun
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"Terrible Things"
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