1
: a female god
2
: a woman whose great charm or beauty arouses adoration
Examples of goddess in a Sentence
a goddess of ancient Greece
The actress, who is already a goddess in her own country, is finally getting recognition here.
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Like the appeals made by women during the antiquity to midwife goddesses, prayer and supplication were ways to affirm intentions for healthy pregnancies, calm labors, and living children.
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Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
Fittingly, her goddess braids, done by hairstylist Coree Moreno using Bellami extensions, looked flawless.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
As the setup cycles through cinematic tropes and makes its way to a predictable catfight over who’s the true domestic goddess, Banks is terrific at communicating Carol’s wordless rage, her workplace competitiveness having shifted to the home front.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
Athena This category is named for the goddess of wisdom and reason and includes people who are neither night owls nor early birds.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 12 Mar. 2026
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Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
Fittingly, her goddess braids, done by hairstylist Coree Moreno using Bellami extensions, looked flawless.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
As the setup cycles through cinematic tropes and makes its way to a predictable catfight over who’s the true domestic goddess, Banks is terrific at communicating Carol’s wordless rage, her workplace competitiveness having shifted to the home front.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
Athena This category is named for the goddess of wisdom and reason and includes people who are neither night owls nor early birds.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 12 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for goddess
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“Goddess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goddess. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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goddess
noun
god·dess
ˈgäd-əs 
1
: a female god
2
: a woman of great charm or beauty
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