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

He showed his desperation to score when he slid in at the backpost in the hope of connecting with an Anthony Elanga cross, only to collide with the goalpost.

From BBC • May 11, 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

But I wonder, too, if Mike Costello felt that way about his when he was leaning against that goalpost.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor