goalpost
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“Not that we haven’t had one, but I think now that we’ve got people in place, just give us a goalpost, and we’ll march down the field in that way.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
"My worry now, as I'm approaching later life, is when can I actually afford to retire? Because the goalpost seems to move," he says.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
Montes’ goal came first, on a header that ricocheted off a couple of players before one-hopping its way just inside the left goalpost in the 53rd minute.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2025
Awoniyi was taken to hospital on Monday, having collided with a goalpost in the closing stages of the 2-2 draw against Leicester City on Sunday.
From BBC ● May 14, 2025
But I wonder, too, if Mike Costello felt that way about his when he was leaning against that goalpost.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
The goalposts have moved massively from where the club said they wanted to get to, compared to where they are now.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
"I was on the pitch that day. My dad's got a bit of Wembley turf in his garden somewhere still - but no goalposts," said Jim.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
But he added "we encountered maximalism, shifting goalposts, and blockade".
From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026
The goalposts change if, say, you randomly asked your friend to pick lottery numbers and you won $1 million.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026
She unclipped herself and reached up with both her hands and touched her thumbs together, and made football goalposts around Quendy’s face.
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
