goofball

Example Sentences

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By the time the teen got home, she was embracing the spud as a kind of goofball Halloween badge of honor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Schoenberg comes across as either self-knowing prophet or goofball.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2025

“Yes, she’s brilliant. Yes, she’s smart. Yes, she’s in theory the boss of Alan and Frasier. But she’s also a goofball and a nerd.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2024

The groundbreaking, computer-generated goofball debuted in the first installment of George Lucas’s prequel trilogy, “Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace,” and instantly set off widespread criticism from both fans and the press.

From New York Times • May 3, 2024

And she always treated Jack like a goofball.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio