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
• 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
• 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
• As the founder of my own beauty company, mine is sharing the goodness of Africa with the rest of the world.
  — Annie Daly, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2021
• 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
• The photos captured the magnitude of the situation and the goodness in humanity that has come from it, and Max’s story of survival has tugged at the heartstrings of animal lovers worldwide.
  — Dana Feldman, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 21 Feb 2025