How to Use goal in a Sentence
goal
noun
- She scored the winning goal in the game's final minute.
- He set a goal for himself of exercising at least three times a week.
- The company has instituted several new policies with the goal of reducing waste.
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Your first goal will be to narrow the choices down to lists from your own local area.
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Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 May 2024
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So that was always the goal — but musically, that was later down the line.
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Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
23 July 2024
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For Steffens, every score in France will add to her Games record of 56 goals.
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Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
24 July 2024
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The goal is to protect tortoises and ecosystems as a whole, although there’s no new money involved.
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Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2024
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Almost anyone can enjoy Zumba classes to help achieve their overall health and fitness goals.
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Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
23 July 2024
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Given there is no cure for RA, the goals of treatment are to slow progression, control disease, and minimize its effects on quality of life.
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Lana Barhum,
Verywell Health,
5 June 2024
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All About Ben Aaron What started out as a 90-day goal for herself — no shopping trips, no online splurges — turned into a lifestyle.
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Lizzie Hyman,
Peoplemag,
24 May 2024
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Pigeon Shrine champions a future where human creativity doesn’t mean sacrificing your home and family life in pursuit of your goals.
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Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
24 July 2024
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The goal is to add 500 new units by the end of the year.
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Brittny Mejia Staff Writer,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2022
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Such was the way by which the first goal came in the 27th minute.
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Juan Pimiento,
chicagotribune.com,
14 July 2018
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The goal is to send the right offer to the right people at the right time.
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Kaiser Fung,
Wired,
18 Mar. 2020
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Like the goal was never just to get to the big leagues.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
12 July 2024
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Now, the Cougars are back on track to try to achieve their goal.
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Norma Gonzalez,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
5 May 2021
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The star player struck the ball into the goal to tie up the game.
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Samantha Schmidt,
Washington Post,
29 Dec. 2023
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Hines said last week that his goal is to reach the Pro Bowl.
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Nate Atkins,
The Indianapolis Star,
1 Apr. 2022
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Thae’s goal, or dream, is nothing less than the end of the regime.
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Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
20 June 2019
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Jump for joy when Bring it On brings cheer-squad goals to the yard.
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Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
27 June 2024
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Tahoe seemed like the perfect place to achieve that goal.
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Alissa Walker,
Curbed,
21 Dec. 2018
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That was Berggren's fourth goal and ninth point of the season.
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Helene St. James,
Detroit Free Press,
9 Dec. 2022
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Your goal is to guess the five-letter word in six tries.
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oregonlive,
7 Jan. 2022
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The goal is finding two in each high school in the district.
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Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2022
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My goal was just to get it to the back end, and those guys have been nails all year.
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Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com,
al,
31 Oct. 2021
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The goal was to watch Warren Spahn pitch one last time.
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Jr Radcliffe,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
8 Oct. 2021
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The goal of the date is to go over your spending, savings and goals.
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Nicole Middendorf,
Forbes,
28 Jan. 2022
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Roll up your sleeves and do the work required to reach your goal.
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Eugenia Last,
The Mercury News,
12 June 2019
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So that was a huge goal of his for many, many, many years.
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Dory Jackson,
Peoplemag,
23 Dec. 2023
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Both goals came from searing crosses to the back side of the goal.
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Julia Poe,
orlandosentinel.com,
29 May 2021
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