goblin

Example Sentences

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Anyone who’s ever felt like an oddball or unappreciated genius will identify with the misfit Mitchells and their pet Monchi, who appears to be more goblin than dog.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025

It is the fourth consecutive year that the public have played a part in picking Oxford's word of the year, after an inaugural public vote in 2022 saw "goblin mode" prevail.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

The peril for America’s children is not bare goblin buttocks, nor is it goblins being clothed.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2024

Last year's Oxford word of the year was "goblin mode", another slang term describing "unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy" behaviour.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2023

Jack knew he could attack the goblin empty-handed, but that wouldn’t end well.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley