How to Use goose egg in a Sentence

goose egg

noun

• To still have a goose egg right there, as our guys like to call it.
  — Rana L. Cash, The Courier-Journal, 8 Sep. 2019
• The Mocs may cross the 50, but the Tigers defense will put up a goose egg for the second straight week.
  — David Caraviello, ajc, 8 Sep. 2017
• The hosts posted a goose egg on their first two visits inside the Bears’ 20 and were just 1-for-3 on the day.
  — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2019
• He's scored in two straight, although he's put up two goose eggs this year.
  — Charles Curtis, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2017
• As Abrams wiped away the goose egg in the hit column, though, the Giants already had piled up 12.
  — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2022
• Sunday, Nolley had 12 points in half one and a goose egg in the second.
  — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 10 Jan. 2023
• One goose egg equals two duck eggs or three chicken eggs.
  — Lynne Sherwin, cleveland, 8 Apr. 2022
• Momentum was on the Rangers' side, and Hamels needed to post a goose egg and get the bats going again.
  — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, 5 May 2018
• The Celtics won the game despite White's goose egg, but don't expect that to be repeatable trick.
  — Hunter Felt, Forbes, 7 May 2022
• Even more concerning than their seven goals against in the last two games is their goose egg in the goals-for column.
  — Richard Morin, azcentral, 11 Jan. 2020
• Main culprits in this goose egg mania, of course, are Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch, who have combined to win nine of the first 14 races.
  — Mike Hembree, USA TODAY, 7 June 2018
• Explaining that goose egg to his mother didn't go over well.
  — Steve Straessle, Arkansas Online, 20 Feb. 2021
• This week, look for goose eggs and two varieties of dog treats — Skinny Pig and Belly Bites.
  — Steve Edwards, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Jan. 2018
• The Hoyas are in danger of finishing the conference season with a goose egg in the win column.
  — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 4 Mar. 2022
• The goose egg isn’t totally a surprise even for a program as good as Baylor.
  — Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 10 Jan. 2020
• Buy Photo The Penncrest girls’ soccer team has been handing out a lot of goose eggs this season.
  — Mike Owens, Philly.com, 4 Oct. 2017
• But there is no more regrettable pain than having a star player post a goose egg in a Thursday night game.
  — Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 1 Dec. 2019
• Long gone are the days when a film gets a bonafide theatrical release, with potential results that can range from a goose egg to a home run.
  — Schuyler Moore, Forbes, 23 Apr. 2022
• Examining a dark stone the size of a goose egg, Mackie turns to me and points out the rock’s pitted end, which is where it was used to strike objects in the toolmaking process.
  — Rafal Gerszak, Smithsonian, 19 Dec. 2019
• For him, two more chances means two opportunities to erase that goose egg, not get in triple digits himself.
  — Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com, 21 Dec. 2017
• Try zero, zip, zilch, nada, nil, nix, nothing, bupkis, goose egg.
  — Mark Dawidziak, cleveland.com, 18 July 2019
• Gaxeola, 22, had shown up that morning with a goose egg on his forehead after being jumped in a bar fight the night before.
  — Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2021
• Despite posting a goose egg in the postseason, Dalton was above average on the field in his career as a Bengal.
  — Tyler Dragon, Cincinnati.com, 30 Apr. 2020
• Loser: Robert Lewandowski Poland’s captain and all-time leading scorer has put up a big goose egg this tournament.
  — Tim Bannon, chicagotribune.com, 25 June 2018
• However, all three contestants that episode fumbled their responses for a big goose egg on that clue.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 8 Nov. 2020
• Bradley finished with 14 despite having a goose egg for 30 minutes and finished with seven assists.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2023
• The best defenders in Holiday Bowl history are Nebraska, which shut out Arizona in 2009 for the game’s lone goose egg, and the pandemic.
  — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Dec. 2022
• As the frozen projectile tore through the ceiling, a few pieces broke off and grazed his head, leaving a small goose egg a day later as a painful memento of his bizarre and chilling experience.
  — al, 27 May 2021
• Our public servants should do what’s needed to bring the park into environmental balance and try to keep it that way by addling goose eggs every year.
  — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 10 July 2019
• By her tally, unsteady Mexico ranks at the top (having achieved five of Moyo’s milestones) while Europe’s economic engine, Germany, ranks at the bottom, with a goose egg.
  — Steven Rattner, New York Times, 7 June 2018

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024