1
: a viscid or sticky substance
2
: something that is overly or objectively sentimental
Examples of goo in a Sentence
What's this goo all over the stove?
the latest goo from a children's author who knows how to lay it on thick
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With a bald noggin and spattered in white goo, Stone looks otherworldly while defending her humanity.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
This American remake of the South Korean drama Il Mare is romantic goo that’s relatively easy to resist, and its ruminations on fate, love, destiny, and luck are all pretty standard for the genre.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
Some stars collapsed to the sea floor, dissolved into piles of goo.
—JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
Commissioner Gordon, who could be controlled by a second player, had a foam pistol and goo gun that could clog up pipes.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
This American remake of the South Korean drama Il Mare is romantic goo that’s relatively easy to resist, and its ruminations on fate, love, destiny, and luck are all pretty standard for the genre.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
Some stars collapsed to the sea floor, dissolved into piles of goo.
—JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
Commissioner Gordon, who could be controlled by a second player, had a foam pistol and goo gun that could clog up pipes.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for goo
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“Goo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goo. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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