goose
Example Sentences
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"It led to a wild goose chase of trying to figure out where this contamination could possibly have come from, because we just knew this number was far too high to be correct," Clough said.
From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026
But we also saved species that were headed for oblivion, including the wild turkey, the wood duck, the bald eagle and—that bane of airports and golf courses everywhere—the Canada goose.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Killing the goose that lays the golden egg happens often on Wall Street.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
On the heels of ABC recruiting two other Mormon Wives, Jen Affleck and Whitney Leavitt, to compete on “Dancing with the Stars,” sending one to goose “The Bachelorette”’s declining ratings made synergistic sense.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
The goose hopped up and pecked a button on the wall, and like magic the door slid open.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
