gooey

Example Sentences

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When my spoon broke through the wobbly layer of cheesy bread and resurfaced all gooey and molten, the winter suddenly didn’t seem so bad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Employees bought a few boxes, cooked up the gooey meals in a corporate kitchen and dug in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

As he settled in the front seat of the car, she suggested he might make a "gooey mess".

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

The corn hits first, a gentle, buttery sweetness that plays against the cornmeal’s subtle grit, while the cheddar melts into pockets of gooey tang.

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2025

Nobody says gooey things like that to sixth-graders, not even Ms. Tannenbaum.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina