goner
noun
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
goners
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pluralof goner.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Some assumed the fish left behind were goners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
But once services such as YouTube, Twitter and Instagram came for us, we were goners.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 11, 2023
When Polkinghorne went out to check on her incubated emu eggs after the spring storm caused a power outage, she thought all the unhatched chicks were goners.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2022
"When I was in Vietnam, as long as that flag was flying, we were fighting. If there was no flag up there, we were goners, so yea, it means a lot to me."
From Fox News ● Sep. 23, 2021
At this rate we’ll have mass hysteria before too long, and when that happens we’re all goners.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
