- Use the word GOALS in a sentences
Sentence Examples
Would run up for me two field goals and a bias, with the score tied in the back?
My conscience and my goals are two different things.
They were watching the match when I scored three goals. I’ve got a trial!
a warlord who heralded the military glory of our Motherland throughout the Orient and the Occident, the first ruler who, in order to reach these great goals, had crowned himself Tsar of All the Russias.
A man with no goals in life can’t be a nice person.
You say here: there’s two types, an ordinary and an unusual man, …for the unusual man the law is sometimes a barrier, …which he sometimes must violate in order to attain his goals.
But supposing that in order to attain his goals your unusual man should have to kill somebody.
You’ve been practicing field goals for months.
[Don Camillo’s team had scored two goals…] [… and hoped to win two to one.]
The one who scored 2 goals and wrecked half my team?
«keep on studying, there are other goals, John.»
I’ve never been as certain as now that you’ll achieve your goals.
The authors would think they’ve achieved their goals if the pictures that follow could be a warning to those who, due to weakness might, one day, be the victims of that terrifying plague:
Based on the recent UFO activity, the Mysterians must be closing in on their goals.
Maybe he’ll cheer Big Daddy up by kicking a couple of field goals.
Tomorrow means a new month of still higher production goals
How many goals did Meazza score in 1935?
Can a man be that sure of his goals?
We’ve set aside profits in the interest of long-term goals and cooperated to achieve our present success.
Then if they were losing at half time, I’d put my gear on, and go out and score some goals…
But she revealed her goals only when she achieved them.
And like all organizations with specific goals, they tried to indoctrinate me.
In this case however, it’ll be unadvisable… to fall a prey to pessimism… and we must always bear in mind… that by now the consumer is conditioned by himself, and that competitive drive… that we have managed to impose upon society, by now… is part of his nature and of his ego… and stimulates him to higher and higher goals…
I’d like that these days in which we lived like brothers, sharing the same goals, under the same sun and the same sky, had a place in your spirit. So that in every moment of your life..
The goals of life are as follows:
Jesus, this place… the goals of a 75-year-old man she, she didn’t change me inside… tha… that’s why i’ve been so tired… why, why i can’t function, why i, i can’t operate.
Show us the way to yet greater goals
So taking your goals and your methods… So taking your goals and your methods and your requirements into consideration I’ve come up with a plan of my own that I’d like to propose, sir.
Don’t tell me you had domestic goals?
Atius had the same goals !
making busts, with their own hands to even surpass the goals and obsessed with the idea that for next year, every Cuban family had a patriotic corner in your house, I went to work in his major work
Look juanchin, I was very fond of her uncle Thanks to him we could meet the goals …
I said do not be goals more in my bed!
The world is full of swindlers and lazy-bones, who pursue after their mangy goals, but true love will always prevail.
I do applaud your noble goals
I got up to four goals once myself.
and achieve the goals and objectives set forth, for in the miniature democracy of our school,
A struggle for such goals and the unleashing of such power that you could not comprehend.
Their conception, goals and tendencies.
The reasons why he transferred those two to Suwa and what I plan to do; my treasured goals… these you know all too well.
Now’s your chance to learn. ln the goals.
Would run up for me two field goals and a bias, with the score tied in the back?
My conscience and my goals are two different things.
They were watching the match when I scored three goals. I’ve got a trial!
a warlord who heralded the military glory of our Motherland throughout the Orient and the Occident, the first ruler who, in order to reach these great goals, had crowned himself Tsar of All the Russias.
A man with no goals in life can’t be a nice person.
You say here: there’s two types, an ordinary and an unusual man, …for the unusual man the law is sometimes a barrier, …which he sometimes must violate in order to attain his goals.
But supposing that in order to attain his goals your unusual man should have to kill somebody.
You’ve been practicing field goals for months.
[Don Camillo’s team had scored two goals…] [… and hoped to win two to one.]
The one who scored 2 goals and wrecked half my team?
«keep on studying, there are other goals, John.»
I’ve never been as certain as now that you’ll achieve your goals.
The authors would think they’ve achieved their goals if the pictures that follow could be a warning to those who, due to weakness might, one day, be the victims of that terrifying plague:
Based on the recent UFO activity, the Mysterians must be closing in on their goals.
Maybe he’ll cheer Big Daddy up by kicking a couple of field goals.
Tomorrow means a new month of still higher production goals
How many goals did Meazza score in 1935?
Can a man be that sure of his goals?
We’ve set aside profits in the interest of long-term goals and cooperated to achieve our present success.
Then if they were losing at half time, I’d put my gear on, and go out and score some goals…
But she revealed her goals only when she achieved them.
And like all organizations with specific goals, they tried to indoctrinate me.
In this case however, it’ll be unadvisable… to fall a prey to pessimism… and we must always bear in mind… that by now the consumer is conditioned by himself, and that competitive drive… that we have managed to impose upon society, by now… is part of his nature and of his ego… and stimulates him to higher and higher goals…
I’d like that these days in which we lived like brothers, sharing the same goals, under the same sun and the same sky, had a place in your spirit. So that in every moment of your life..
The goals of life are as follows:
Jesus, this place… the goals of a 75-year-old man she, she didn’t change me inside… tha… that’s why i’ve been so tired… why, why i can’t function, why i, i can’t operate.
Show us the way to yet greater goals
So taking your goals and your methods… So taking your goals and your methods and your requirements into consideration I’ve come up with a plan of my own that I’d like to propose, sir.
Don’t tell me you had domestic goals?
Atius had the same goals !
making busts, with their own hands to even surpass the goals and obsessed with the idea that for next year, every Cuban family had a patriotic corner in your house, I went to work in his major work
Look juanchin, I was very fond of her uncle Thanks to him we could meet the goals …
I said do not be goals more in my bed!
The world is full of swindlers and lazy-bones, who pursue after their mangy goals, but true love will always prevail.
I do applaud your noble goals
I got up to four goals once myself.
and achieve the goals and objectives set forth, for in the miniature democracy of our school,
A struggle for such goals and the unleashing of such power that you could not comprehend.
Their conception, goals and tendencies.
The reasons why he transferred those two to Suwa and what I plan to do; my treasured goals… these you know all too well.
Now’s your chance to learn. ln the goals.
1
: the end toward which effort is directed : aim
The goal is high-speed rail travel.
2
a
: an area or object toward which players in various games attempt to advance a ball or puck and usually through or into which it must go to score points
b
: the act or action of causing a ball or puck to go through or into such a goal
c
: the score resulting from such an act
3
a
: the terminal point of a race
b
: an area to be reached safely in children’s games
Synonyms
Choose the Right Synonym for goal
announced his intention to marry
intent suggests clearer formulation or greater deliberateness.
the clear intent of the statute
purpose suggests a more settled determination.
being successful was her purpose in life
design implies a more carefully calculated plan.
the order of events came by accident, not design
aim adds to these implications of effort directed toward attaining or accomplishing.
her aim was to raise film to an art form
end stresses the intended effect of action often in distinction or contrast to the action or means as such.
willing to use any means to achieve his end
object may equal end but more often applies to a more individually determined wish or need.
his constant object was the achievement of pleasure
objective implies something tangible and immediately attainable.
their objective is to seize the oil fields
goal suggests something attained only by prolonged effort and hardship.
worked years to reach her goals
Example Sentences
He set a goal for himself of exercising at least three times a week.
Her primary goal is to get a college degree.
We all share a common goal.
She pursued her goal of starting her own business.
The company has instituted several new policies with the goal of reducing waste.
Last month he had 10 goals and six assists.
She scored the winning goal in the game’s final minute.
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Recent Examples on the Web
In 2016, when Brevin Kim began releasing music on SoundCloud, their only goal was to make a good song.
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Brady Brickner-wood, SPIN, 12 Apr. 2023
The deal allowed the Giants to use the franchise tag on Barkley and accomplish their goal of keeping both in New York.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2023
Some of my customers use journals as a way to track their dreams; some people write their goals.
—Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 12 Apr. 2023
Momager Kris normally starts her morning with a workout alongside her assistant to go through their goals for the day.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2023
Have a goal for your garage sale.
—Samantha S. Thorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2023
Workers, especially in middle management, are being asked to justify why their jobs are crucial to Meta’s goals.
—Mike Isaac, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023
Jones said members of head coach Jerod Haase’s staff encouraged him to set passing Randle as a goal.
—Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Apr. 2023
Anthony Rendon reflects on fan altercation LAFC (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press) From Kevin Baxter: Since LAFC entered MLS six years ago, no team has won more games, gathered more points, scored more goals or captured more titles.
—Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English gol boundary, limit
First Known Use
1531, in the meaning defined at sense 3a
Time Traveler
The first known use of goal was
in 1531
Dictionary Entries Near goal
Cite this Entry
“Goal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.
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The English word goal has a sports meaning and a non-sports meaning.
The word GOAL in sports
In soccer (as we call the sport in American English) or football (as it is called in British English), the word goal refers to the posts and net, as well as the event of putting the ball inside it.
Some expressions with the word goal in a sports context include:
- score a goal = put the ball into the net
- goalkeeper = the player who defends the goal; the only player on the field who can use the hands
- goalposts = the two posts on the sides of the net (the top one is called the “crossbar”)
- let in a goal = when the goalkeeper fails to prevent the ball from entering the goal
- When the goalkeeper stops the ball from entering, this is called making a save.
- a spectacular goal = a goal that was especially impressive
- the winning goal / the decisive goal = the goal that won the game
- a tying goal = a goal that made the score equal
- an own goal = when a player accidentally puts the ball into their own team’s goal
- disallow a goal = when the referee cancels a goal because of some illegal play before the goal
The word goal is used in the sports of soccer (football), hockey, lacrosse, polo, and water polo.
The word GOAL outside of sports
Outside of sports, the word goal means an objective, something you are trying to do.
Here are some common English collocations with the word goal:
establish / set a goal
When you decide on an objective, this is establishing a goal or setting a goal. These two expressions are the same; the word “establish” is a little more formal.
goal of + gerund
goal + (form of the verb “to be”) + infinitive
We can express goals in two ways:
- My goal is to visit every country in the world.
- I have a goal of visiting every country in the world.
Here’s another example:
- Our goals are to reduce pollution and preserve the environment.
- Our work is focused on the goals of reducing pollution and preserving the environment.
pursue a goal / work towards a goal
The process of doing the activities that will help you reach your objective is called pursuing a goal or working towards a goal (the second one is more informal).
achieve / attain / reach a goal
When you complete your goal, you have achieved, attained, or reached the goal.
short-term goal / long-term goal
A short-term goal is one that you will complete soon, in the near future; a long-term goal is one that will take a long time to complete.
common goal
If two or more people/groups share a goal, then it is a common goal.
ambitious goal / modest goal
An ambitious goal is one that is very high and will be difficult to achieve; a modest goal is one that is not so high and will probably be easier to achieve.
attainable / achievable / realistic goals
If it is possible for a goal to be reached, we can describe the goal as attainable, achievable, or realistic.
unattainable / unachievable / unrealistic goals
If it is impossible for a goal to be reached, we can describe it as unattainable or unachievable.
An unrealistic goal is not impossible, but it will be extremely difficult and not very likely.