goose egg

Example Sentences

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Los Alamitos avoided a second-half goose egg thanks to a 45-yard touchdown run from the 5-foot-11 tailback.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 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

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

“We’re still chasing a goose egg, so we could have played better,” cornerback Marlon Humphrey said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2022

He disappeared into his tunnel, pushing the goose egg in front of him.

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