goof

Example Sentences

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Claiming afterward that she had only been thinking before speaking made the original goof worse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

That last one, certainly; Jackie is a sweet, innocent goof and Guido is very funny playing him.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2025

"This is reputation management of the highest order," he wrote, criticising the "softest editing" which painted Sir Jacob wrongly as a "harmless gosh-and-golly goof".

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2024

But, you know, we're out to have fun and we're out to goof around.

From Salon • Sep. 14, 2024

Mentioning the adulation that Bobby was receiving, Collins added, “They make so much out of a goof like him.”

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady