goofball

Example Sentences

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Goofball that he is, Fred still has a heart of gold, and like a last-minute Christmas Eve trip to the mall, he saves the holiday.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2022

Goofball farce and existential despair are by no means incompatible in this antic world.

From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2017

“I fight with my brain,” he wrote in a self-published book, really more of an essay, titled “Mr. Talented’s Goofball Ideas.”

From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2015

Goofball of the day award goes to Detroit linebacker Stephen Tulloch, who suffered a knee injury . . . while celebrating a sack of Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2014