goner
Example Sentences
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"The whole family basically thought I was a goner," he wrote.
From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025
This incoming family knows nothing of that, but already, their housecat, Cider, feels like a goner.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2024
They keep chatting, she asks his age — he’s 34 — and by the time that he drops her off, Lea is a goner and the story is on its way.
From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023
The most recent goner, who gives the book its title, was an investigative journalist.
From Washington Post • Jul. 9, 2022
"Look what I found," she chirped, and at that moment I knew I was a goner.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
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