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

It was a goalpost set without a road map.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2025

"There are so many people that have travelled and done so many things, that the benchmark or the goalpost for unique experiences is constantly moving."

From BBC • May 13, 2025

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

I punched shots away; I deflected shots over the goalpost; I came out and slid into them before they could get shots off.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor