How to Use goofy in a Sentence
goofy
adjective
- She was making goofy faces at us.
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Don’t make goofy faces at the chefs in the open kitchen.
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BostonGlobe.com,
8 June 2021
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The couple seems to share the same goofy sense of humor.
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Hilary Weaver,
ELLE,
31 Jan. 2023
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Holmes wore a wide, goofy grin on his face the whole time.
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Bennett Durando,
The Denver Post,
13 Dec. 2024
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Kind of saunters in to the room with sort of a goofy look on his face.
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Laura Johnston,
cleveland,
13 July 2023
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The fans knew what’s up: The band with the proudly goofy name is too hot to miss.
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Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
6 Oct. 2023
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O’Connell’s goofy good cop, and Nakano’s eye rolling bad cop—to draw out guests.
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Heather Hansman,
Outside Online,
15 June 2018
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Jeff is beefy and goofy and was down to go cliff-diving with Olivia.
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Christopher Rosa,
Glamour,
6 Dec. 2019
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Guardians of the Galaxy was the big hit of 2014, making a star out of blond, goofy, burly Chris Pratt.
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Constance Grady,
Vox,
18 July 2024
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All of these strategies are present in this bright and goofy album.
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Sasha Frere-Jones,
The New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2023
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Much more is set to take place amidst the backdrop of Rhaenyra and Laenor’s goofy little courtship dance.
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ELLE,
19 Sep. 2022
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This a very goofy, silly, fun photo op, and thank you for that.
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Vulture,
3 Apr. 2022
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The most contagious thing about it is that goofy synth hook on the chorus.
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Ed Masley,
The Arizona Republic,
27 June 2024
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Prince Harry, scrolling through his feed, found a goofy video of Meghan posted by a friend.
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Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
8 Dec. 2022
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One is light-hearted and goofy, the other stubborn and edgy.
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Mike Singer,
The Denver Post,
23 Oct. 2019
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Fueled by '60s and '70s hits and a lot of goofy humor, James Gunn'sfilm also had a lot of heart.
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Bill Goodykoontz,
azcentral,
6 July 2018
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Some goofy, corny farce is part of the theatricality and the fun.
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Alissa Wilkinson,
Vox,
18 July 2018
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But here’s what makes the movie more than the typical goofy crime-gone-wrong story.
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Bill Goodykoontz,
Detroit Free Press,
21 June 2018
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But here's what makes the movie more than the typical goofy crime-gone-wrong story.
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Bill Goodykoontz,
azcentral,
7 June 2018
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Show girls your sense of humor; get in touch with your goofy side; plan creative dates.
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Annie Lane,
oregonlive,
7 May 2023
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But that’s like the goofiest (expletive) move in the history of the UFC.
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Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
15 Dec. 2024
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The mom of three flashed a big, goofy smile at her son, melting hearts instantly.
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Erica Gonzales,
Harper's BAZAAR,
11 July 2019
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Did there used to be some rules about not making things too funny or even goofy?
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Vulture,
16 Nov. 2023
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But the smartest thing about it was giving it the goofy name of Operation: Italy.
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Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
5 Dec. 2024
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Our list of epic ideas includes a range of stunts from harmless and goofy to downright saucy.
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Alesandra Dubin,
Good Housekeeping,
21 Feb. 2023
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The first is that there’s nothing better than dads who aren’t afraid to be goofy, and silly and put it all out there.
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Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
17 Oct. 2023
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Nothing is off limits, from the goofy to the anatomical.
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Ann Lien,
House Beautiful,
10 Apr. 2019
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Dance the night away, grab some grub and participate in goofy games on the Fountain Square stage and rink.
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Luann Gibbs,
Cincinnati.com,
23 Dec. 2019
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But the resulting film is more goofy and sweet than obscene.
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Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
24 June 2023
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Think slightly goofy and somewhat self-aware about the silliness of the whole endeavor.
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Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Dec. 2024
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