plural goalies
: a player who defends the goal in any of various games (such as hockey, lacrosse, or soccer) : goalkeeper
If the ball carrier continues to cut across in front of the net, the goalie must move with the shooter in order to cover the angle.—
Jim Hinkson
Jim HinksonAs she has so many times during the last four years, Barlow broke away from all of the defenders and beat the goalie with her swift foot and a one-on-one move towards the net.—Brian Moore
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The Sharks created a handful of scoring chances in the first half of Wednesday’s game, but their most significant issues came in their own end, specifically in front of their goalies.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
On Saturday, the B’s gave the Wings a point when the visitors tied it late with the goalie pulled, but the B’s and Jeremy Swayman (24 saves, plus all three shots in the shootout) prevailed on the skills competition at the Garden.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
Besides, even in the back-to-back Cup years, things didn't always come easily to the Panthers, goalie Sergei Bobrovsky said.
—CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Oh, really, the team with arguably the greatest goalie of all time and two Hall of Fame defensemen playing 30 minutes a night is hard to score on, that’s wacky.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2025
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
On Saturday, the B’s gave the Wings a point when the visitors tied it late with the goalie pulled, but the B’s and Jeremy Swayman (24 saves, plus all three shots in the shootout) prevailed on the skills competition at the Garden.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
Besides, even in the back-to-back Cup years, things didn't always come easily to the Panthers, goalie Sergei Bobrovsky said.
—CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Oh, really, the team with arguably the greatest goalie of all time and two Hall of Fame defensemen playing 30 minutes a night is hard to score on, that’s wacky.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for goalie
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“Goalie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goalie. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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