It sounds like the setup for a joke, as God only knows what freakish mollusks lurk in that fetid post-industrial waterway.

NEWYORKER: Littleneck

The downside is that, since God already knows how everything turns out, He never gets too excited about any particular event.

NEWYORKER: Glory Days

If that wouldn't have happened, God only knows where I would have ended up.

WSJ: Rivera thanks Indians employees for memories

"We hadn't beaten England at Twickenham for God knows how long before this year and I've always said that what's happened in the past has no bearing on what happens next Saturday, " Jones added.

BBC: Jones eager for Springboks test

God knows human beings are made for falling, and most human beings in that town were going to fall sooner rather than later.

NEWYORKER: Something Like Happy

But, God knows, America and probably even Mrs Harris herself must wish that a neutral bureaucrat held her job now.

ECONOMIST: Lexington

They are assuming Hispanic surnames so that they can assimilate into our society and do goodness, God only knows what.

NPR: Democratic Presidential Hopefuls Take on Las Vegas

He just waited till he was well enough, then he came into the bank, withdrew all the money that was left in his account, and walked back out into the gray afternoon, to God knows where.

NEWYORKER: Something Like Happy

God knows what is happening, but I know one thing - it shouldn't take three months to check details that can be easily verified.

BBC: Visa delays put lives on hold in Pakistan