goose egg
noun
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was such a bad bowler that his final score was a big, fat goose egg
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Lundell's Florida Panthers teammate Sam Reinhart deflected a Cale Makar shot from the point to get rid of that goose egg for the Canadians.
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Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Feb. 2026
Leading scorer Reese Dixon-Waters had a goose egg for the game’s first 33 minutes before making a big 3-pointer and two clutch layups in crunch time.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
Anfernee Simons also posted his first goose egg in a Celtics uniform, going 0-for-3 with two turnovers in his 12 minutes off the bench.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 17 Nov. 2025
Despite today’s goose egg, as country music has boomed over the last several years, country artists have fared best in the new artist category with eight artists receiving nominations over the last decade.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
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Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Feb. 2026
Leading scorer Reese Dixon-Waters had a goose egg for the game’s first 33 minutes before making a big 3-pointer and two clutch layups in crunch time.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
Anfernee Simons also posted his first goose egg in a Celtics uniform, going 0-for-3 with two turnovers in his 12 minutes off the bench.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 17 Nov. 2025
Despite today’s goose egg, as country music has boomed over the last several years, country artists have fared best in the new artist category with eight artists receiving nominations over the last decade.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for goose egg
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“Goose egg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goose%20egg. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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