How to Use goose in a Sentence

goose

1 of 2 noun
Definition of goosenext
Synonyms for goosenext
  • Don't be such a silly goose—you're dressed just fine for the party!
  • So what's good for the goose is not good for the gander?
    — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2022
  • So there’s a scene where Miles is caught up with a goose.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 30 May 2023
  • For the Treasury, the Fed has long been the goose that lays golden eggs.
    — John Greenwood, National Review, 30 Jan. 2023
  • But what’s good for the goose can also be good for the gander.
    — Evan Dudley, al, 9 Feb. 2023
  • No other goose dish will please your palate in quite the same way.
    — Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 13 Oct. 2022
  • The best, more often than not, are stuffed with goose or duck down.
    — Erica Zazo, Popular Mechanics, 31 July 2023
  • Your neck hairs straighten as the goose flesh spreads down your arms.
    — Arthur St. Antoine, Car and Driver, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Stuff the goose with the goose’s liver, prunes, apples, and breadcrumbs.
    — Town & Country, 24 Apr. 2023
  • There’s something of this goose chase in the recounting of X’s projects.
    — Lynn Steger Strong, The New Republic, 17 Mar. 2023
  • After all, if the plural of goose is geese, shouldn’t the plural of moose be meese?
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2022
  • The cotton-poly blend shell is filled with white goose feathers and down fibers.
    — Theresa Holland, Peoplemag, 14 June 2023
  • In South Hadley, a redhead at Canal Park and a greater white-fronted goose.
    — Isabela Rocha, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Jan. 2023
  • But that means spending the golden egg after killing the goose.
    — Bernard Avishai, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Blake Snell ran around the infield with a plastic goose and dropped it near home plate.
    — Bernie Wilson, ajc, 16 Oct. 2022
  • The video ends in the midst of the struggle, with the goose attempting to flap its way to safety, towing the turtle across the pond in the process.
    — Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Herman Weisberg: Again, this was such a wild goose chase at this point.
    — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 3 June 2023
  • San Nicolas used roots of the Hawaiian ʻie ʻie vine to craft the helmet and dyed goose feathers to adorn it.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The golden eggs next to the goose were labeled as being worth more than $100 billion.
    — Eliot Brown, WSJ, 7 Nov. 2022
  • And maybe, instead of telling the goose what’s good for her, the gander needs to find cooler colleagues of his own to flock with.
    — Karla Miller, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Forget hermit-thrushes; what’s the Latin name for a wild goose?
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2022
  • The down is a lofty 850-fill goose down and the jacket is streamlined for layering and easy packing.
    — Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2023
  • This down comforter is made with 600-fill power goose down.
    — Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The Wunder Puff Cropped Vest is bound to keep you warm, thanks to a 600-fill goose down interior.
    — Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 13 Oct. 2023
  • It’s filled with an ultra-warm goose down that retains warmth and feels super squishy and soft.
    — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Prepare for fall and winter with the best-value goose-down jacket on the market.
    — Matt Jancer, WIRED, 10 Sep. 2022
  • Did our princess just compare her future husband to a greasy goose?
    — Omar L. Gallaga, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Read full article The NFL, of course, doesn’t want to upset its golden goose.
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Such a move would release pressure on the financial system and goose prices for investments.
    — Yuri Kageyama, Quartz, 6 Mar. 2024
  • In Szechuan cuisine, duck and goose intestines are considered a delicacy.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024
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goose

2 of 2 verb
  • The Bruins simply didn’t goose them over the goal line after all the effort to get the puck there.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2021
  • The rise has goosed the company’s coffers to the tune of $3 billion.
    — Joe Nguyen, The Denver Post, 8 July 2019
  • The risk from the Vision Fund’s ties to the Saudis comes as the fund is taking on more debt to goose returns.
    — Phred Dvorak, WSJ, 5 Nov. 2018
  • Hints of the old Tiger have tantalized fans and goosed TV ratings.
    — Jason Gay, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2018
  • Shows how much the Vegas folks are counting on the Raiders to goose their economy.
    — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 28 Mar. 2020
  • The prices will likely be goosed even more by bids from streaming services.
    — Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, 30 Jan. 2020
  • Now, just under the gun, blue chip sellers are using the looming deadline to try to goose sales.
    — Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2023
  • In any case, the news about GameStop’s new directions didn’t do anything to goose the shares higher.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2022
  • The Nuptse Après Booties, made from recycled upper and goose down, can be your feet’s fortress against a chilly climate.
    — Erika Reals, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The news goosed Allergan’s shares by 26% and hit AbbVie’s by 15%.
    — Alan Murray, Fortune, 26 June 2019
  • Duck down tends to be slightly less expensive than goose down.
    — Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The hope is that these policies will goose the economy and get people back to work sooner.
    — James Broughel, National Review, 15 Sep. 2020
  • Maybe Cauley-Stein is just renting himself to the Warriors to goose his market value.
    — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 10 July 2019
  • With a mix of goose feathers and goose down filling, the comforter has a medium weight, and the outside is made of breathable cotton.
    — Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Even when the story seems awkwardly goosed, the actors keep us watching.
    — Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Writers were happy to note the superstition, either to goose it along or knock it down.
    — Washington Post, 31 May 2021
  • To goose the birthrate, the government has handed out baby bonuses.
    — New York Times, 22 May 2021
  • Apple is trying to goose sales even more during the current quarter with a new purple iPhone 12.
    — CBS News, 28 Apr. 2021
  • The White House and Democrats in Congress pushed out trillions of dollars in government spending to goose demand.
    — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 30 Oct. 2021
  • She was just presented with a four-bedroom house in Boulder, Colorado—goose its sale, please, begged the owners.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2021
  • And much of that push is coming from activist hedge funds, many of which are incentivized to goose their own investment returns in the near term.
    — Clifton Leaf, Fortune, 21 May 2018
  • As any sports fan will tell you, goose eggs typically don’t lead to a breakfast of champions.
    — Heather Wishart-Smith, Forbes, 24 May 2021
  • Autumn Night/Hailey Savage swans into (read: crashes) a party of high rollers in order to goose a bid for the Pynk.
    — Dawn Burkes, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2022
  • Now Americans have to fear that the president will sacrifice their health — or the lives of their parents — just to goose the stock market.
    — Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 23 Mar. 2020
  • Won on offense, defense, or special teams: Three power play goals in the 3rd goosed the numbers, but special teams didn’t play much part.
    — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Word is the show’s promoter, AEG, has been debating that very question in an effort to goose ticket sales.
    — Shirley Halperin, Variety, 3 Apr. 2022
  • The company’s shares have been on a wild ride, reaching a high of $72.62 in June as a passionate social media fanbase sought to goose the stock.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Whether that ultimately means the final turnout this year will be low – or if a flood of last-minute voters will goose the numbers – remains to be seen.
    — oregonlive, 8 Nov. 2022
  • However, it’s made out of water-repellent fibers and dries more quickly than duck or goose down.
    — Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Made from recycled down, more specifically a combination of reclaimed duck and goose down, this jacket will keep the kiddos warm all season long.
    — Casey Clark, Parents, 5 Mar. 2024

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