my goodness

Sometimes my good·ness gra·cious
Also oh my good·ness

[mahy good-nis]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

interjection

(used as an interjection to express surprise, excitement, mild alarm, etc.).
My goodness, how the time has flown!
Top that with rich, pungent blue cheese and, oh my goodness, I can't even begin to describe the flavor.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of my goodness¹

First recorded in 1760–70

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Example Sentences

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Said Clark: “Oh my goodness, Noah came through.”

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“Oh my goodness itty bitty Diddy wants me Dead,” the entrepreneur and provocateur said in a follow-up post.

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“Reading it now, I was like, ‘Oh, my goodness, this is not the play that I remembered,’” she says, adding that context is everything when it comes to interacting with art.

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"If you want to get things done, you actually ask the public for their help, and my goodness, have they supported us," she told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast.

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“Oh, my goodness, we’re just going to get some help here for Camryn,” said a shocked Jonathan Hunt, the former international correspondent who was filling in for anchor Trace Gallagher.

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My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?my heart bleeds for you

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