golden goal
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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By the time Decca and tall, blond Boud approach “the great golden goal of every childhood—being a grownup,” they long for a different kind of life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
When Rabinovitch hobbled off the field in overtime, the Royals losing their top scorer when they neededa golden goal to win, Bladdimir rose to the occasion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2025
Sweden were the only other team to suffer golden goal despair.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2023
But the magic ended there as the Rapids netted a golden goal to stop McLean just short of a title shot.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 10, 2022
But of that vast army who from the east and from the south travelled inland waterways towards the golden goal no tabulation has ever been made.
From The New North by Agnes Deans Cameron
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