goalpost

Example Sentences

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He has a gap in his teeth that feels like "the size of a goalpost".

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

"My worry now, as I'm approaching later life, is when can I actually afford to retire? Because the goalpost seems to move," he says.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

The 23-campus Cal State University system is shifting its goalpost.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2025

It's like moving the goalpost just as the person catches up when it's already difficult enough to get to the starting line.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2024

She looked feverish, weak She held on to the goalpost, bent over, and vomited a white liquid into the grass.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor