goalpost

Example Sentences

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"My worry now, as I'm approaching later life, is when can I actually afford to retire? Because the goalpost seems to move," he says.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

By the skin of their teeth, and the width of a goalpost, the bookmakers were proven right when they made England favourites at Twickenham.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025

Then came a month of more misses than makes, with a botched extra-point attempt against the Buffalo Bills and a 26-yarder that clanged off the right goalpost in New England.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2024

It's like moving the goalpost just as the person catches up when it's already difficult enough to get to the starting line.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2024

She looked feverish, weak She held on to the goalpost, bent over, and vomited a white liquid into the grass.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor