goody-goody

Example Sentences

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Olivia Newton-John was this goody-goody girl, and all of a sudden she comes on with these tight black pants.

From Salon • Apr. 2, 2023

“I’ve been fighting that goody-goody stuff for years, because if you let people make you out to be perfect there just ain’t no margin for error,” he told his children.

From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2021

In nearly a dozen stage plays, and in as many movies, Madea has taken aim at no-good freeloaders and goody-goody authorities, all while spreading a hard-headed traditionalism herself.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 30, 2019

It’s drive-in, drive-through and road-trip season, and especially on sunny days, sometimes food doesn’t have to be goody-goody to be good.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 21, 2017

But also because now I have to prove I’m not a goody-goody.

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko