Goliath
noun
Go·li·ath
gə-ˈlī-əth 
1
: a Philistine champion who in I Samuel 17 is killed by David
2
: giant
Examples of Goliath in a Sentence
the family-owned company lost the contract to a multibillion-dollar Goliath
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Greene went on to appear in over 200 film and television productions, including movies The Green Mile, Maverick, two installments of The Twilight Saga, and Die Hard With a Vengeance, along with series Goliath, Tulsa King, and Reservation Dogs.
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Manfredi has also held leadership positions at creative ad agencies TBWA, AKQA, Deutsch and David & Goliath.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
This isn’t the first David versus Goliath story in sports trademarks.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Relay reminded me a bit of Hell or High Water as both have a David-versus-Goliath narrative.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Manfredi has also held leadership positions at creative ad agencies TBWA, AKQA, Deutsch and David & Goliath.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
This isn’t the first David versus Goliath story in sports trademarks.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Relay reminded me a bit of Hell or High Water as both have a David-versus-Goliath narrative.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for Goliath
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“Goliath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Goliath. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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