Example Sentences

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Preston goads while the two do so in a dimly lit park.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2024

One seeks out a key piece of Parkinson's-causing RNA, while the other goads the cell to chop it to pieces for recycling.

From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2024

In body camera footage released by police in June, an officer sprints into the parking lot and apparently goads on Rodriguez-Nuñez, who is standing beside several smoldering vehicles.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 10, 2022

The language of economics goads us into being more selfish than we would be otherwise, research shows.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2020

This only goads them into talking further, in lowered voices, their heads leaning in toward each other.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri