goop

Example Sentences

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Two problems: At the time, renewable energy cost too much to make it affordable, and adding water usually turns quicklime into an unwieldy goop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Chef endorsements are probably doubly important for fake cheese, since people know it today as disappointing goop.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2024

Train cars on the tunnel’s custom-built rail line carried the muck to a drop shaft in Ballard, where a crane with a clamshell bucket grabbed the goop.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2023

You can practically see the goop in Miami Heat president Pat Riley’s hair as he seethes in resentment when James announces his departure from South Beach to return to Cleveland.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2023

There probably isn’t time to get my mom and she won’t want to go outside with all that stinky permanent goop on her hair.

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko