goofiness

Example Sentences

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Finnegan is a shaggy black rescue dog who, for all his good-natured goofiness, carries the guilt and shame of being abandoned by his first owner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

A tinge of vulnerability and goofiness in Grace Van Patten’s naturalistic portrayal is reminiscent of Audrey Tautou’s bubbly and eccentric character in Jeunet’s film.

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2025

Pacific Opera Project, L.A.’s goofiest opera company, has never been goofier nor made goofiness so radiant as in its revival of a super-obscure 19th-century satire, Antonio Cagnoni’s “Don Bucefalo.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2024

But it took until 2015, when the prequel Yakuza 0 was released, for the franchise’s earnest goofiness — the games unexpectedly switch between simulation, melodrama, satire and parody — to break through in America.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2024

But Brit-Brat's goofiness definitely made me feel like maybe I could vibe with them.

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds