How to Use goalie in a Sentence

goalie

noun
Definition of goalienext
  • He’s backed up by an excellent goalie in Doug Jamieson.
    — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2024
  • The 36-year-old goalie Sergei Bobrovsky, who was chased out of net in Saturday night’s loss, makes $10 million.
    — Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 18 June 2024
  • Florida challenged, alleging goalie interference led to the score.
    — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
  • Wakeland’s last goal followed two saves from Colleyville Heritage goalie Juliana Grider.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Perfetti, a healthy scratch for the last two games, fired a low shot past Kings goalie Cam Talbot two seconds after the man advantage expired.
    — Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
  • The teams will change sides and goalies at the 10-minute mark.
    — Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Meanwhile, the Stars have one of the best young goalies in the NHL.
    — Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Now the All-Star has added a rare goalie goal to his repertoire.
    — Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Emma Zepp was one of two goalies Groves used on the night.
    — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 2 May 2023
  • Stickney is one of the top goalies in the country at the U-16 level.
    — oregonlive, 11 May 2023
  • Sharks goalie Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 35 of 41 shots in the loss.
    — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The Santa Ana Foothill High lacrosse goalie had come from nowhere.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023
  • Not goalie for the Toronto Maple Leafs in playoff time.
    — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Quick owns the record for shutouts by an American goalie, with 57.
    — Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2022
  • Rohan Toc scored four goals and goalie Gabe Shostak had 15 saves and two goals for the Royals.
    — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023
  • For the second time in two weeks goalie Kyle McClellan came through in the clutch for the Badgers.
    — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2023
  • After that, though, Oettinger looked like the goalie who allowed one goal in the last two games against the Wild.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 3 May 2023
  • Fleury is the Golden Knights former goalie and was the fans favorite Knight.
    — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Shesterkin came out of the goalie crease, made a save, got back into the crease, and made another.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 29 May 2024
  • If the goalie moves to the right, the guide goes left and shouts so his player attempting a shot can aim for his voice.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2023
  • Uriel Antuna, a 25-year-old right winger, had space and his strike grazed off the goalie’s touch into the left side of the net.
    — Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 22 July 2023
  • The second image shows Olympia smiling with her hands up in a goalie-like stance.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2022
  • But Kemp Wells, who coached the varsity soccer team, said Mizuhara was the third-string goalie.
    — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Predators goalie Juuse Saros to give the Stars an early 1-0 lead.
    — Dallas News, 27 Dec. 2022
  • So are Phil Kessel, who hasn't been used much in these playoffs, and backup goalie Jonathan Quick.
    — Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 3 June 2023
  • Serdachny beat goalie Nicole Hensley on the short side with a snap shot in front of 8,640 fans at Crypto.
    — Joe Reedy, ajc, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Sharks goalie Kaapo Kahkonen finished with 31 saves but wasn’t always helped out by the skaters in front of him.
    — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Golden Knights top goalie Laurent Brossoit is now the puck stopper in the playoffs.
    — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 3 May 2023
  • Pheonix Copley has played well enough, but the team might need to look for a goalie and a defenseman at the trade deadline.
    — Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The clip finds Em in a Jason Voorhees goalie mask revving a chainsaw and gushing blood while slicing up a body.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 28 June 2024

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