goofball

Example Sentences

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Yet in “John Candy: A Life in Comedy,” Paul Myers makes the case that the actor, who died at 43 in 1994, was more than a good-natured goofball.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

And Aunt Clara, a 20-pound goofball cockapoo, stays by my side because half of her is an obedient dog and the other half is afraid.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

Adam Sandler's much-loved goofball golfer Happy Gilmore is back on the greens for the first time in nearly three decades, so watch your heads.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 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

There was a silence, during which I struggled for language to adequately express what I thought of this goofball advice.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt