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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There’s plenty of gore and goo — the transformation process is not pretty.
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Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
The world of Obex — and, by extension, the real world that Conor avoids — is frightening, full of textures (goo, mud, flames) and bugs whose yuckiness transcends 8-bit animation.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2026
Mucilage is found across the plant world Okra is not the only plant with goo-producing levels of mucilage.
—Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
And there's plenty of ways to cook it, like roasting it on high heat, that eliminates the goo while retaining benefits.
—Dr. Steven Gundry, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
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Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
The world of Obex — and, by extension, the real world that Conor avoids — is frightening, full of textures (goo, mud, flames) and bugs whose yuckiness transcends 8-bit animation.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2026
Mucilage is found across the plant world Okra is not the only plant with goo-producing levels of mucilage.
—Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
And there's plenty of ways to cook it, like roasting it on high heat, that eliminates the goo while retaining benefits.
—Dr. Steven Gundry, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
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 28 Jan. 2026.
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