goodness knows

Example Sentences

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“I know,” Mama said, “but I worry just the same. It’s no place for a fourteen.year-old boy. Why, it’s a regular jungle down there. You can’t see ten feet in any direction; and there are snakes, wild hogs, and goodness knows what all.”

From Literature

Unless an unexpected candidate decides to take the plunge, and goodness knows what could happen these days, a change at the top doesn't seem likely to be prompted by the wannabe contenders.

From BBC

"Goodness knows just how many of these have already gone through and been processed by the probate registry," he says, "and how rich we're making these people."

From BBC

"She has made friends with countless visitors over the years and had goodness knows how many chinwags," he added.

From BBC

Nick Leather's high-octane six-part series follows a runaway sleeper train full of passengers which has been "hack-jacked" in a cyber attack and is on the road - or should we say rail - to goodness knows where.

From BBC