Example Sentences
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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
The language of economics goads us into being more selfish than we would be otherwise, research shows.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2020
It was a strong-willed Cabinet of goads, gadflies and bureaucrats, and there were interagency squabbles and rivalries that the mayor seemed unable to control.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2020
"You can do that," Alana goads, "but I'm going to go and be with mom and dad and I'll be the favourite daughter."
From BBC ● May 21, 2020
This only goads them into talking further, in lowered voices, their heads leaning in toward each other.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
