noun
definition
An utterance of goodbye, the wishing of farewell to someone.
example
They made their good-byes.
interjection
definition
Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.
Examples of good-bye in a Sentence
Explain the situation clearly and help her understand why it's important to her safety to say good-bye to the toy.
I'm going to take Destiny and Jonathan down to say good-bye.
He probably wanted to say good-bye privately.
It must have taken a long time to say good-bye.
He strode to the door, clamped on his hat, shrugged into his coat and left the house without so much as a good-bye.
We waved but he never stopped to say good bye.
You left without saying good-bye.
He kissed Cynthia good-bye and strolled the sun-lit streets the short distance to Sheriff Jake Weller's office behind the courthouse.
He held up his recently purchased room key as the two ice climbers waved good bye.
She didn't even say good bye to her lover.
Do you think you could shake loose a good-bye kiss?
He was making a point of saying good-bye.
This was supposed to be a good-bye kiss, not an invitation.
Now that was a good bye kiss.
He was saying good bye.
He'd already said good bye to all of them earlier.
I wouldn't say good-bye to my own baby!
Popular etymology has connected the word with "good"; this is exemplified by the corruption of "God be with you" into "good-bye."
Noontime found us packing up, sharing good-bye's and ready to go our separate ways.
You would not ask for a kiss good-bye, or an extra napkin in your lunch pail.
Dorothy held Eureka in her arms and bade her friends a fond good-bye.
Now, my darling little Mildred, good bye.
Now I must say, good-bye.
Now I must tell my gentle poet good-bye, for I have a letter to write home before I go to bed.
Now, sweet mother, your little girl must say good-bye.
Now I must say good-bye.
Good-bye, my dear fellow! and for some unknown reason tears suddenly filled his eyes.
Good-bye, Matrena, wish me luck!
Good-bye, good-by! he muttered.
We were talking as I stepped into a lift, but in mid-sentence he waved good-bye as the lift moved.
Learning how to measure and having the discipline for accuracy can help you say good-bye to those kind of surprises.
Net Poets - Read poems such as "Good-bye," "Mixed Emotions," "Always," and "Feelings of Love" on this teen poetry web site.
In October of 2008, Joaquin Phoenix decided to call it quits on his acting career and announced that he was saying good bye to Hollywood.
It can be hard to cope without a means of closure or a formal opportunity to say good-bye.
This will allow the child to grieve appropriately and say good-bye to his or her beloved pet.
Books by those who understand firsthand what it is like to say good-bye to a spouse are important to read.
If you plan to write this kind of good-bye, you should use this simple format.
Tight-busted corsets and bras are often replaced with camisoles or cotton bras. stockings take the place of panty hose, panties are more comfy and you can say good-bye to girdles.
After telling a tearful Jenni good-bye and contemplating the ring in his jacket after her departure, the audience was led to believe he'd propose to Deanna.
In addition, the trend of releasing series on DVD means you don't have to say good-bye to your favorite WB and UPN favorites of the past, like Felicity, Gilmore Girls, Veronica Mars and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
The right gift means it will be appropriate and pleasing to the one who receives it and will add to the memorable experience of saying good-bye to the workplace and crossing the threshold into the life of retirement.