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
• 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
• The blend of honey and oils will feed strands lots of goodness.
  — Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2022
• 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
• May all the evils in your life be banished by goodness.
  — Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 29 Aug. 2023
• To catch all of the teaser's '90s beauty goodness, check out the video above.
  — Sara Miranda, Allure, 18 Nov. 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
• 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
• Stop in at Duck as early as 6 a.m. each day and breathe in the scent of freshly baked goodness.
  — Katie Toussaint, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• Who doesn’t want to be wrapped in a blanket of goodness this Valentine’s Day?
  — Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
• There is, thank goodness, some more straight up access to things.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 19 Jan. 2022
• That’s a huge number, but not all of them will progress to heart failure, thank goodness.
  — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 7 Aug. 2022
• My husband, thank goodness, is still alive and healthy.
  — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 7 Nov. 2021
• Though the world is that way, there is a flower of goodness in every human, and in our Earth.
  — Devi Shastri, Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2022
• Jensen drives up, and honest to goodness, a rainbow comes out.
  — Christian Holub, EW.com, 11 Oct. 2022
• Plus, the whole family can sneak a taste of the bite-sized goodness — there are enough cupcakes to go around!
  — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 18 May 2022
• Loved it, but for me, the fried goodness needed no batter, nor the bread griddling.
  — Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2024
• Who else is ready for a taste-test of this cinnamon goodness?
  — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2024
• Silky-smooth, stretchy goodness awaits you at a fraction of the original price.
  — Annie Blackman, Allure, 8 Feb. 2024
• There’s a whole lot of goodness to go along with the insanity.
  — Shirley Halperin, Variety, 28 July 2022
• Thank goodness Kaya was the arresting officer, because Elsbeth can now get in on the case.
  — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
• That mindful goodness, paired with the cool breeze through my open-air treatment room and the sound of the water around me, created the most blissful experience that just melted away my stressful travel day.
  — Alessandra Amodio, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Dec 2024