goose
Example Sentences
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"It led to a wild goose chase of trying to figure out where this contamination could possibly have come from, because we just knew this number was far too high to be correct," Clough said.
From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026
But we also saved species that were headed for oblivion, including the wild turkey, the wood duck, the bald eagle and—that bane of airports and golf courses everywhere—the Canada goose.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Killing the goose laying the golden egg happens often on Wall Street.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
On the heels of ABC recruiting two other Mormon Wives, Jen Affleck and Whitney Leavitt, to compete on “Dancing with the Stars,” sending one to goose “The Bachelorette”’s declining ratings made synergistic sense.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
My teeth were chattering and I had goose bumps all over me.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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