How to Use goodbye in a Sentence

goodbye

noun
  • Of course, fans don't have to say goodbye to the show just yet.
    Annie O’Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 27 Dec. 2022
  • In the end, the Supreme Court justices didn't even take the bench to say goodbye.
    Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 1 July 2022
  • Tell him it’s time to say goodbye — and then block him.
    Meredith Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Watch the women of The Real say goodbye in the video above.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 2 June 2022
  • And don’t wave goodbye to masks in the workplace just yet.
    Dylan Tokar, WSJ, 20 Apr. 2022
  • But once the Chiefs won the Super Bowl, some folks couldn’t wait to bid the beard goodbye.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Get ready to say goodbye to a handful of shows in 2023.
    Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The 51-year-old paused to say goodbye to the last few customers who had come to wish him well.
    Alicia Chen, Washington Post, 31 May 2022
  • Rudolph and Armisen then quickly left the stage with a quick goodbye.
    Elise Brisco, USA TODAY, 22 May 2022
  • That meant she was forced to say goodbye to her new best friend.
    Angelica Stabile | Fox News, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2022
  • But Austin is now ready to say goodbye to his Elvis voice.
    Leah Campano, Seventeen, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Some of the venues are pretty big, so expect a big line to say goodbye at the end of the night.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2024
  • But soon, fans will sadly have to say goodbye to the Olivia-Rollins duo.
    Annie O’Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Say goodbye to drab skin with a few strategic swipes of Pixi On-the-Glow Bronze.
    Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Suzi has no idea how much longer her goodbye will last with Jack.
    Mike Wagner, The Courier-Journal, 22 June 2023
  • Their late friend dies in her sleep, leaving the two to say their final goodbye to her in the snow.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
  • Best For: Wave goodbye to dry under-eyes and crow’s feet!
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 8 July 2024
  • Mazzy and her Papa are then forced to say goodbye too soon.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2024
  • And boy, oh boy, do Disney Adults know how to say goodbye.
    Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Like many people Hilliard had to say goodbye over the phone to his father.
    Diane Bernard, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 July 2022
  • Here's what 12 London mourners wore to say goodbye to the Queen.
    Faran Krentcil, ELLE, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Some texted goodbye messages to loved ones, fearing the worst.
    The Week Us, theweek, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Wave goodbye to winter hues, and make way for a touch of shimmer.
    Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2022
  • Vanessa Lachey and Nick Lachey are saying goodbye (for now) to their home of the past three years.
    Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Saying goodbye at the end of last season broke my heart.
    Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Andre met with his parents the night of Jan. 12, hugged his mom goodbye.
    Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The final goodbye, a funeral, hadn't been planned at the time.
    Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Marlin, his mother and his siblings were called to the ICU to say goodbye.
    jsonline.com, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Now may be the time to act, but not all of these vehicles are saying goodbye for good.
    Bailey Schulz, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The cast of Stranger Things has officially said goodbye.
    Julia Moore, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024

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