gooey

Example Sentences

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“Shrinking” still delivers warm, gooey vibes, much like newcomer “Rooster,” the Steve Carell comedy that shares the bland sad-com DNA of co-creator Bill Lawrence.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

The press’s gooey attitude was justified as relief from the daily bitterness of politics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Employees bought a few boxes, cooked up the gooey meals in a corporate kitchen and dug in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

It’s a little fussier than the diner original — with a bright, spicy tuna salad made with Calabrian chili mayo and caramelized shallots, plus gooey Fontina — but the payoff is pure, molten bliss.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2025

You can buy sweets and treats, gooey, sticky, honey-dipped, date-stuffed fabulous Arabic desserts on giant round silver trays.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye