variants
or good-bye
or less commonly goodby
or good-by
1
: a concluding remark or gesture at parting
—often used interjectionally
2
: a taking of leave
a tearful goodbye
Examples of goodbye in a Sentence
said our good-byes and headed for home
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The third day, families gather at the cemetery from morning till night to decorate graves and say goodbye.
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Each conversation, then, felt like a goodbye.
—James Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
The silence after a goodbye that didn’t get said.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
The men had all written goodbye messages to their family — on pieces of paper as well as scraps of the boat — when help finally arrived on the afternoon of June 15.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Each conversation, then, felt like a goodbye.
—James Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
The silence after a goodbye that didn’t get said.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
The men had all written goodbye messages to their family — on pieces of paper as well as scraps of the boat — when help finally arrived on the afternoon of June 15.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for goodbye
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“Goodbye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goodbye. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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