How to Use goofy in a Sentence
goofy
adjective
- She was making goofy faces at us.
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Don’t make goofy faces at the chefs in the open kitchen.
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BostonGlobe.com,
8 June 2021
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The couple seems to share the same goofy sense of humor.
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Hilary Weaver,
ELLE,
31 Jan. 2023
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Kind of saunters in to the room with sort of a goofy look on his face.
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Laura Johnston,
cleveland,
13 July 2023
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The fans knew what’s up: The band with the proudly goofy name is too hot to miss.
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Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
6 Oct. 2023
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Jeff is beefy and goofy and was down to go cliff-diving with Olivia.
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Christopher Rosa,
Glamour,
6 Dec. 2019
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Guardians of the Galaxy was the big hit of 2014, making a star out of blond, goofy, burly Chris Pratt.
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Constance Grady,
Vox,
18 July 2024
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All of these strategies are present in this bright and goofy album.
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Sasha Frere-Jones,
The New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2023
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Much more is set to take place amidst the backdrop of Rhaenyra and Laenor’s goofy little courtship dance.
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ELLE,
19 Sep. 2022
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This a very goofy, silly, fun photo op, and thank you for that.
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Vulture,
3 Apr. 2022
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The most contagious thing about it is that goofy synth hook on the chorus.
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Ed Masley,
The Arizona Republic,
27 June 2024
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Prince Harry, scrolling through his feed, found a goofy video of Meghan posted by a friend.
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Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
8 Dec. 2022
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One is light-hearted and goofy, the other stubborn and edgy.
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Mike Singer,
The Denver Post,
23 Oct. 2019
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Show girls your sense of humor; get in touch with your goofy side; plan creative dates.
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Annie Lane,
oregonlive,
7 May 2023
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The mom of three flashed a big, goofy smile at her son, melting hearts instantly.
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Erica Gonzales,
Harper's BAZAAR,
11 July 2019
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Did there used to be some rules about not making things too funny or even goofy?
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Vulture,
16 Nov. 2023
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Our list of epic ideas includes a range of stunts from harmless and goofy to downright saucy.
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Alesandra Dubin,
Good Housekeeping,
21 Feb. 2023
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The first is that there’s nothing better than dads who aren’t afraid to be goofy, and silly and put it all out there.
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Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
17 Oct. 2023
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Nothing is off limits, from the goofy to the anatomical.
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Ann Lien,
House Beautiful,
10 Apr. 2019
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Dance the night away, grab some grub and participate in goofy games on the Fountain Square stage and rink.
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Luann Gibbs,
Cincinnati.com,
23 Dec. 2019
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But the resulting film is more goofy and sweet than obscene.
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Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
24 June 2023
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To think this is the same guy who was once just a goofy Canadian who wore his feelings on his sleeve.
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Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
6 May 2024
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Vanguard was a goofy WWII game that already tossed history to the wind.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes,
14 Apr. 2022
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Zak was a fun-loving, goofy kid who loved football and fishing.
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Dallas News,
13 Sep. 2023
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But he was also remembered for his shy smile that turned goofy and could light up a room.
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Dana Hunsinger Benbow,
Indianapolis Star,
19 Mar. 2020
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People judge Romney to be goofy or awkward in his speech.
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Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
16 Oct. 2023
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His backup at tight end, Ross Dwelley, is seldom goofy.
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Scott Ostler,
SFChronicle.com,
21 Nov. 2019
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Amid the goofy stories, there are somewhat more profound ones.
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Ivy Eisenberg,
Curbed,
2 Mar. 2021
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This is a goofy, tangential start to a book devoted to the foreign policy of the Biden presidency.
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Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
11 Oct. 2024
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With other people, being monologued at like this might have been hellish, but Welch was a little goofy, quite funny — her laugh is deep, sudden, frequent and startlingly loud.
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Lauren Groff,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2024
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