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goose egg
noun
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Examples of goose egg in a Sentence
was such a bad bowler that his final score was a big, fat goose egg
Recent Examples on the Web
Given that the price is the same goose egg as firewall plus antivirus, don't bother.
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PCMAG, 25 July 2024
Northwest Arkansas companies got a big goose egg in terms of venture capital during the second quarter, according to PitchBook data shared with us.
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Worth Sparkman, Axios, 17 July 2024
In the film, Puss − along with Humpty Dumpty (Zach Galifianakis) and Kitty Softpaws (Salma Hayek) − sets out to take down outlaws Jack and Jill (Billy Bob Thornton and Amy Sedaris) who have legendary magical beans that lead to valuable golden goose eggs.
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Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 15 July 2024
So while Haley is going to watch Nevada possibly give her a win in a primary and a corresponding goose egg in the delegate table, there’s an even bigger loser: Nevadans who fear the future of democracy is on the ballot this year.
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TIME, 6 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1866, in the meaning defined above
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“Goose egg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goose%20egg. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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