for goodness's sake
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep_phrase
Alternative form of for goodness' sake.
Example Sentences
- "Therefore, for goodneſs’s ſake, and as you are known / The firſt and happieſt hearers of the town, / Be ſad, as we would make ye: […]"
- "When you see a young man depending solely for his reputation and standing in society, upon the wealth of his rich father or other relations, don’t marry him, for goodness’s sake; he will make a poor husband."
- "And how accidental could it be that X-RATED is right there, dangling, so to speak, from that SEXCAPADE that started us off? This is The New York Times, for goodness’s sake. You should be ashamed of yourself."