goodness knows

phrase

informal

—used to make a statement more forceful

He finally got a raise. Goodness knows he deserved one.

Examples of goodness knows in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Because this is one of the best hotels of its kind to have opened in goodness knows how long. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Jan. 2026

Those who speak out, goodness knows what happens to them. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 Nov. 2025

Since being taken over by PIF in June 2023, Al Hilal have spent over £400m on new signings and goodness knows what more on wages. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 25 July 2025

And this was something squeezed into lunch breaks and coffee breaks and goodness knows what else. — Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024

These are the same people who have called Biden senile and have tried without any evidence to impeach him for goodness knows what. — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024

Rhymes for goodness knows

• agarose
• aliquots
• amigos
• anthracnose
• bottlenose
• buffaloes
• bungalows
• calicoes
• cameos
• commandos
• conversos
• decompose