goose egg

Example Sentences

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Don’t let the scoreboard fool you; it could have been an Orange Lutheran goose egg — so much so that Ellinghouse said he considered the game a shutout.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025

I don't know how to put this other than to form a rhetorical circle with my thumb and forefinger signaling a big fat goose egg.

From Salon • Sep. 16, 2023

In his very first Derby appearance, in 1990, Griffey laid a goose egg at Wrigley Field: Zero homers, hard as that is to fathom.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2023

The Nuggets allowed 17 3-pointers, including four from Max Strus, who scored 14 points after his 0-for-10 goose egg in the opener.

From Washington Times • Jun. 4, 2023

“Look at that goose egg on his head,” another voice said.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret