Examples of goner in a Sentence
This old computer is a goner. We'll have to get a new one.
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Putin’s obstructionism has led Washington’s allies in Europe to call the entire diplomatic effort a goner.
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Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The finish was popular in the 90s and early 2000s and much of it is still around today, but that doesn’t mean the piece of furniture or wood itself is a goner.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
Before filming began on season 3, he was given the official word: Ben was a goner.
—Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Back to that introduction: Mickey No. 17 had been considered a goner, left to die in that ice cave on the planet Niflheim (Norse mythology scholars, mark your bingo cards).
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
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Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The finish was popular in the 90s and early 2000s and much of it is still around today, but that doesn’t mean the piece of furniture or wood itself is a goner.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
Before filming began on season 3, he was given the official word: Ben was a goner.
—Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Back to that introduction: Mickey No. 17 had been considered a goner, left to die in that ice cave on the planet Niflheim (Norse mythology scholars, mark your bingo cards).
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Goner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goner. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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goner
noun
gon·er
ˈgȯn-ər 
also ˈgän-
: one whose case is hopeless
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