my goodness

American  

[mahy good-nis] / ˌmaɪ ˈgʊd nɪs /

Sometimes my goodness gracious also oh my goodness

interjection

1. (used as an interjection to express surprise, excitement, mild alarm, etc.).

   My goodness, how the time has flown!

   Top that with rich, pungent blue cheese and, oh my goodness, I can't even begin to describe the flavor.

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Etymology

Origin of my goodness

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

"They must be from above smiling down on you and thinking, my goodness me, what a wonderful, wonderful father, husband, sister," she added.

From Barron's

"Then I saw the news - I thought oh my goodness, it can't be them."

From BBC

“One of the Somali girls’ hijabs will fall off and all of the girls are like, ‘Oh, my goodness, let’s help her.’

From The Wall Street Journal

"When he got it right - oh my goodness."

From BBC

I think it’s time we grow up and show some civility toward each other, and discuss uncomfortable issues, like who made these mashed potatoes, because my goodness, they taste like chalk stolen from an elementary school.

From The Wall Street Journal