goofball

Example Sentences

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Then there were the jug-eared goofball characters, which some scholars of the art form call halfwits, while others prefer snerds.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The French have given us Delacroix, Debussy, Claire Denis and Simone de Beauvoir, along with some of the goofiest of goofball comedies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

But there’s real depth in how the screenplay also shows Archie Madekwe’s charismatic aspiring singer running face-first into the contradictions of building his brand on being an internet goofball.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

“She really is just a goofball that happens to be a complete badass,” says Beverley.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Skeet was an extrovert, a goofball, a practical joker.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater