goalpost

Example Sentences

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"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

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

Then came a month of more misses than makes, with a botched extra-point attempt against the Buffalo Bills and a 26-yarder that clanged off the right goalpost in New England.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2024

About 1:15 later, Schneider got a breakaway and fired a shot past Bobrovsky that hit off the goalpost.

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2024

I punched shots away; I deflected shots over the goalpost; I came out and slid into them before they could get shots off.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor