Examples of goner in a Sentence
This old computer is a goner. We'll have to get a new one.
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Sorry, Miranda, this one’s a goner.
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Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
The finish was popular in the 90s and early 2000s and much of it is still around today, but that doesn’t mean the piece of furniture or wood itself is a goner.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2025
No one dies in Volume 1, not even Ted and Karen, who seemed like goners for a second there.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025
With Celtics Boston Celtics Receive Significant Trade Update Celtics Receive Blunt Jayson Tatum Reality Check
That being said, the C's are clearly trying to shed salary, so Simons could be a goner before the season if the Celtics can find a taker.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
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Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
The finish was popular in the 90s and early 2000s and much of it is still around today, but that doesn’t mean the piece of furniture or wood itself is a goner.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2025
No one dies in Volume 1, not even Ted and Karen, who seemed like goners for a second there.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025
With Celtics Boston Celtics Receive Significant Trade Update Celtics Receive Blunt Jayson Tatum Reality Check
That being said, the C's are clearly trying to shed salary, so Simons could be a goner before the season if the Celtics can find a taker.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Goner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goner. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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goner
noun
gon·er
ˈgȯn-ər 
also ˈgän-
: one whose case is hopeless
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