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
  • Tell him it’s time to say goodbye — and then block him.
    Meredith Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Dec. 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • And boy, oh boy, do Disney Adults know how to say goodbye.
    Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Some texted goodbye messages to loved ones, fearing the worst.
    The Week Us, theweek, 16 Jan. 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
  • Marlin, his mother and his siblings were called to the ICU to say goodbye.
    jsonline.com, 15 Dec. 2022
  • As the brothers said goodbye, Maksym pushed a flag into Ivan’s hands.
    Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
  • And if those reasons no longer seem to make sense, you will be inspired to say goodbye.
    Narayana Montúfar, Women's Health, 19 July 2023
  • Many of you may have kissed winter goodbye and already moved on to spring.
    Jennifer Gray, CNN, 6 Mar. 2023
  • After Bryan returned to the stage from the catwalk, a group of people came on stage to say goodbye.
    Mark Gray, Peoplemag, 7 Jan. 2024
  • But what if your ex took it a step further and used an AI chatbot to craft their goodbye?
    Daniel Wolfe, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Pam and Michael have a final goodbye that viewers saw but couldn't hear.
    Erin Strecker, EW.com, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Still, his goodbye leaves one of the most influential jobs in movies open for the taking.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The game’s greats are leaving without giving fans a chance to say goodbye.
    Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Tuck it into a corner, plug it in, and kiss your iron and ironing board goodbye.
    House Beautiful, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Leave by saying thank you and goodbye to all of your co-workers and be sure to keep them in your network.
    Andrew Fennell, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Others dropped kids off in the tight parking lot, with hugs and kisses goodbye.
    Michael Lee, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Aug. 2023
  • So say goodbye to those hideous old overhead lights that come standard in many homes.
    Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 16 Dec. 2022
  • There was a lot of saying goodbye and, for me, barely looking back.
    Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Over on death row, the inmates gave Hancock a send-off — kicking their doors and filling the prison with the rumbling sound of a makeshift goodbye.
    Emma Goldberg Desiree Rios, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2024
  • After three seasons and a year of specials, the actor finally said goodbye in the epic two-parter The End of Time.
    Cameron K McEwan, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Aug. 2023
  • And so, powerless, Ayub hugged his daughter and son-in-law goodbye.
    Kristen Gelineau, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2023
  • Say goodbye to chewy, too-buttery hunks of garlic bread.
    Kristina Kurek, Good Housekeeping, 14 Dec. 2022

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