goof

Example Sentences

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The story unspools as an extended goof on the familiar sequences and characters from the movie.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

But sometimes, movies like “The Monkey” can only see fit to goof around with toys.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 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

The boys all treated the assignment like it was a big goof and most of the girls weren’t too excited about it, either.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers