Example Sentences

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Finnegan is a shaggy black rescue dog who, for all his good-natured goofiness, carries the guilt and shame of being abandoned by his first owner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Glimpses of that ghoulishness arrive in scenes where Orlok is plaguing Ellen, but when he’s hunting and not haunting, Skarsgård overextends himself to the point it veers on goofiness.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2024

There was lots of predictable French goofiness, including the Olympic debut of breaking — previously known as breakdancing — and a viral moment from the ungainly Australian B-girl named ”Raygun.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2024

Fellow members of Carson girls’ sprints unit love Redmond’s goofiness, falling all over themselves with laughter.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2023

Alex, of course, still thinks it’s spectacularly funny to pretend to trip almost every time he sees me, but his goofiness doesn’t bother me today, because it’s the last day before winter break.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée