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

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

Miller, who averages nearly 20 points, finally cracked the big goose egg when she put her head down to force a whistle with 2:53 remaining in the half.

From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2023

He crept down into his hole, pushed the goose egg out of the way, and returned with an old piece of dirty white string.

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White