How to use goodbye in a sentence

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More sentences with goodbye

• The graduation ball was the students' chance to say goodbye to each other.From the entry graduation
• The chorus is "nana na na, nana na na hey hey hey, goodbye".From the entry hey
• If we can't agree on whether to have children, maybe it's time to say goodbye.From the entry say goodbye
• Say goodbye to long waits at the airport with our new preboarding service.From the entry say goodbye
• Since you didn't do your chores, you can kiss your video game privileges goodbye.From the entry kiss goodbye
• I waved goodbye from across the room.From the entry wave
• Why he left without saying goodbye is quite mysterious.From the entry mysterious
• She said goodbye in a stammer.From the entry stammer
• It’s not always necessary to say goodbye — and in some cases, it’s better if you don’t.2026 July 7, Rose Courteau, “How to Be a Good Guest at a Dinner Party”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry cast a pall
• Is a random Tuesday and my friend just called my phone drunker than a skunker goodbye.2025 June 18, @_xbriaaaaaa, Twitter. From the entry drunker than a skunker
• Now, if your plans change, you can wave goodbye to your money."2024 February 7, Mel Holley, “Network News: LNER ditches Off-Peak for 70min semi-flexible fare”, in RAIL, number 1002, page 7. From the entry wave goodbye
• “I go only to return,” I said, because Tamil has no words for last goodbyes.2023, V. V. Ganeshananthan, Brotherless Night, Viking, page 303. From the entry Tamil
• It seemed I had flawlessly executed the Irish goodbye without even trying.2023, Joey Hartstone, The Local, Pushkin Press, →ISBN. From the entry Irish goodbye
• The other reach inside the pack he carried and brought out a piece of 'goodbye Philippines'.2023, Jose Manuel A. Santos, After Dark, Ukiyoto Publishing, →ISBN. From the entry Goodbye Philippines
• This year has been very cash money thank you everyone and goodbye!2021 May, Kilgore High School Mirror, volume 21, number 4, Kilgore, Tex.: Kilgore High School. From the entry cash money
• Since then, Little Mixers everywhere have been heartbroken by her announcement that she is officially saying goodbye.2021 January, “Re-Mix”, in Society Marbella, Icon Publishing, page 21. From the entry Little Mixer
• When her mother left to the angel maker, she said goodbye as if she would never return.2020, Ana Cravid, What If You Had Been Aborted?, page 15. From the entry angel maker
• But, I was telling lies, it wasn’t a goodbye at all, it was a badbye.2017, Antoon A. Leenaars, The Psychological Autopsy, Routledge, →ISBN, page 184. From the entry badbye
• Then swoop off into the next room and quickly pull an Irish goodbye.2015, Sarah Knight, The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k, Hachette UK, →ISBN. From the entry Irish goodbye
• As they're saying goodbye, Effie and Haymitch plant a big wet one on each other.2015 December 21, Bill Bradley, “Elizabeth Banks Drops A 'Hunger Games' Bombshell About Effie And Haymitch”, in HuffPost. From the entry Hayffie
• I am feeling finifugal, and I have to say goodbye to my dictionaries.2013, Mark Forsyth, “Epilogue”, in The Horologicon, London: Icon Books, →ISBN, page 237. From the entry finifugal
• “I don't mind waiting with you.” “No, it's all right.” “Really?” “Really.” Reluctantly, Paul said goodbye.2009, John Morgan, Giddyblue, Chipmunkapublishing ltd, →ISBN, page 143. From the entry skiff
• Alexandros kisses her goodbye, a butterfly kiss on the lips, Aloé kisses her the same way.2005, Christos H. Papadimitriou, Turing: A Novel about Computation, page 6. From the entry butterfly kiss
• The pukwudgies stood on a cliff and waved goodbye, then flew back into the forest.1997, Clayton Emery, The Tale of the Campfire Vampires, Aladdin Paperbacks, →ISBN. From the entry pukwudgie
• Being a pop star means its goodbye to starving in a poxy garret.1990 January 13, David Quantick, Steven Wells, “Is It Rock Art Or Is It Nart?”, in New Musical Express. From the entry poxy
• The day before she left for college, she and Vicki said goodbye.1980 December 6, Cindy Rizzo, “Jewish, Lesbian, Feminist, Psychologist, Author—All of the above and more”, in Gay Community News, volume…. From the entry mushy
• He was dying to say goodbye to Jewry, or to feudalism.1976 September, Saul Bellow, Humboldt’s Gift, New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, →ISBN, page 288. From the entry babbitt
• Lots of people had loved her; they came to put flowers near and to say goodbye.1944, Emily Carr, “A Visitor”, in The House of All Sorts. From the entry uncrying
• Farewell HelloFresh, goodbye shave club and toodle pip Disney+.2022 July 1, Robert Shrimsley, “Time to change my misguided subscription model”, in Financial Times, London: The Financial Times Ltd.…. From the entry toodle pip
• I remember saying goodbye to all of my friends.2017, Antoon A. Leenaars, The Psychological Autopsy, Routledge, →ISBN, page 184. From the entry badbye
• He did not bother to stand or say goodbye, but instead ordered his servant to bring another plate of dumplings.2016, Scott S. Elliott, “Loki.net – Virgil 3.0”, in Virgil – Released: The Saga of a Distributed Mind, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 193. From the entry safe travels
• I killed them all, but goodbye jail.2015 June 7, “Bail”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 2, episode 16, John Oliver (actor), via HBO. From the entry jail
• Saying goodbye like World War II fighter pilots.2014, Lars Iyer, Wittgenstein Jr. From the entry chocks away
• Goodbye for six weeks, until the new term in January.2014, Lars Iyer, Wittgenstein Jr. From the entry chocks away
• Say goodbye to pteromerhanophobia, your overwhelming fear of flying.2012, Katie Das, 250 Useful Spanish Phrases while Backpacking. From the entry pteromerhanophobia
• I'd say 'Woohay, remember the day?' If I had one last wish, I'd ask you to kiss these lips goodbye.2010, Left Boy, “Best Friend”, in Genius. From the entry woohay
• Goodbye to Word’s prim rulers, its officious yardsticks, its self-serious formatting toolbar with cryptic abbreviations (ComicSansMS?) and trinkety icons.2008 January 6, Virginia Heffernan, “An Interface of One’s Own”, in New York Times. From the entry trinkety
• Lupu was very good at catching the patient unhurriedness of this particular example and seemed deeply touched by its quiet goodbye.2008 January 16, Bernard Holland, “A Pianist Plays Middleman for Two Composers Who Spoke in Different Voices”, in New York Times. From the entry unhurriedness

Meaning of goodbye

1. interjection Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.
2. noun An utterance of goodbye, the wishing of farewell to someone.
3. verb To say goodbye; to wish somebody farewell on parting.

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Questions about goodbye in a sentence

How do you use goodbye in a sentence?

Goodbye is used as an interjection, noun and verb. For example: “We have time for a short goodbye.”

What is a short sentence with goodbye?

“Goodbye! - Goodbye, Anna.”

What does goodbye mean?

Goodbye means farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.