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
• 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
• The driving force for me has to always be the goodness in our hearts.
  — Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2021
• 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
• But all-in-all, clean-up was a breeze because of the non-stick finish (thank goodness).
  — Alexandra Polk, refinery29.com, 16 Aug. 2021
• Thank goodness that bad help is getting very hard to find.
  — James Freeman, WSJ, 4 Oct. 2021
• And thank goodness that most of us do not have that kind of frustration.
  — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 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
• My goodness, could that girl land a heavy arm on the volleyball.
  — Tony Baranek, chicagotribune.com, 22 July 2021
• Thank goodness there’s a studio willing to take a big risk and prove that myth wrong.
  — Simon Thompson, Forbes, 1 Sep. 2021
• 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
• That’s almost too much goodness to handle, and Alan Cumming is going to wrap it all up in a Tartan-print bow for our viewing delight.
  — Samantha Allen, Them, 19 Dec. 2024
• Heck, Preach was probably planning to do 300 hours of community service-type activities out of the goodness of his heart anyway.
  — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Jan 2025