gooey

Example Sentences

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The beloved Minneapolis bakery is famous for its oversized, gooey cinnamon rolls, but there are plenty of other temptations on display, including caramel pecan buns, sticky buns and seasonal specialties.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Cronin’s previous outing was “Evil Dead Rise,” a sequel heavily devoted to the gooey game plan mapped out by Fede Alvarez’s 2013 rethink of Sam Raimi’s gross-out comedies.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

You’ll encounter a kind of linguistic confetti: cakey, fudgy, moist, dense, rich, gooey, chewy.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026

When my spoon broke through the wobbly layer of cheesy bread and resurfaced all gooey and molten, the winter suddenly didn’t seem so bad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Carefully I squeezed the plastic container until every gooey purple drop landed in the toilet hole.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen