goad
Example Sentences
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The economy lacks other spurs to goad it into faster growth.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
Tommy Lasorda had to goad Hershiser into becoming a bulldog.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2025
Their trash-talking, hard checking, and ability to goad rivals into losing their cool on the ice is actually a point of pride.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2025
There’s plenty of footage showing Springer using his power as the show’s host to goad subjects into fights, call their romantic choices sick or depraved, or even crack jokes about their situation.
From Salon • Jan. 7, 2025
It must have love as a trigger, a goad, or a stimulant.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing goad
Lord of the Flies
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Grade 11, List 2
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
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