goodness knows
idiom
informal
—used to make a statement more forceful
He finally got a raise. Goodness knows he deserved one.
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And this was something squeezed into lunch breaks and coffee breaks and goodness knows what else.
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Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
These are the same people who have called Biden senile and have tried without any evidence to impeach him for goodness knows what.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
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Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
These are the same people who have called Biden senile and have tried without any evidence to impeach him for goodness knows what.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
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“Goodness knows.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goodness%20knows. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
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