My goodness!

Meaning

A polite, mild exclamation of surprise, alarm, or gentle annoyance. It is the classic go-to for people who want to express emotion while remaining perfectly polite.

Polite, gentle

Used in a sentence

• My goodness, you have grown so tall since I saw you last!
• My goodness, did you drop the entire tray of dishes?
• My goodness, the weather has been absolutely wild this week.