How to Use goodness in a Sentence

goodness

noun

• Even if you don't agree, at least have the goodness to be polite!
• Thank goodness for the cheat sheet, er, mash note, from the chef.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
• This gives the latkes just the right amount of fluffiness with all the goodness of the crispy strings.
  — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2021
• My goodness, the flavor of the steak popped with each bite.
  — Toriano Porter, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2024
• Best and worst of the week: Catch of the year: My goodness, Jaivian Lofton.
  — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2022
• My goodness, the flavor of the steak popped with each bite.
  — Toriano Porter, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
• The blend of honey and oils will feed strands lots of goodness.
  — Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2022
• So this is for anyone who has the faith and the courage to hold on to the goodness in themselves.
  — Kyle Smith, National Review, 26 Apr. 2021
• Thank goodness, then, for good friends and good casseroles.
  — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2023
• Put the cameras away and do something out of the goodness of your heart.
  — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2023
• The Lord gives back to those who believe in His goodness.
  — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 2 May 2022
• The driving force for me has to always be the goodness in our hearts.
  — Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2021
• Thank you all for showing us the goodness in your hearts.
  — Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
• May all the evils in your life be banished by goodness.
  — Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 29 Aug. 2023
• But thank goodness that has no place in the sports section.
  — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 6 May 2021
• Thank goodness for that, because I’m not done with the menu yet.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 13 Apr. 2021
• To catch all of the teaser's '90s beauty goodness, check out the video above.
  — Sara Miranda, Allure, 18 Nov. 2021
• The Duck mascot brought out a pogo stick, for goodness sake.
  — Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 31 Dec. 2024
• Thank goodness, then, for the neighbors who are there to lighten the load.
  — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 18 Feb. 2021
• The film made a kind of noble last stand for the whole idea of squeaky-clean girlish goodness.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 18 Nov. 2022
• Thank goodness for that over the last few years with the pandemic as well.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2023
• Give us the faith to trust the goodness in spite of our ignorance and weakness.
  — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 19 Oct. 2022
• There is a lot of goodness in the brine just waiting to be used elsewhere in your kitchen.
  — Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
• This interview had me on the brink of tears, my goodness.
  — Stat Staff, STAT, 28 Oct. 2023
• Thank goodness New York doesn’t have the death penalty.
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 2 June 2024
• And my goodness do the Sharks need to land him, because there’s no next-best thing in this year’s draft.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 6 May 2024
• The homemade goodness doesn’t end with the bread, either.
  — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Mar. 2021
• Thank goodness Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) can still sprint.
  — Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 9 Feb. 2025
• When someone touches you, a knee-jerk response can be anything from feeling the hair on your body stand to wanting to melt into a puddle of goodness.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 26 Feb. 2025
• March brings his Everyman charisma to the part of Dr. Jekyll, a scientist with a morbid fascination with the goodness and evil of humanity.
  — EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025