Goliath

Example Sentences

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Farage has described the by-election as a "David versus Goliath battle" between Burnham and Kenyon, who came second in the constituency in the 2024 general election.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Goliath sued in South African court to be reinstated but lost—and is now showing her video installation at the Church of San Antonio.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Never mind that if he was the David, then the Goliath was the Los Angeles Department of Transportation’s parking division, notoriously difficult to challenge.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Yet on the other side, that was still a heavyweight, a Goliath in red.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

But I also loved the stories about Moses parting the Red Sea, David slaying Goliath, Jesus whipping the money changers in the temple.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah