How to Use Goliath in a Sentence

Goliath

noun

• Just don’t try to sell him on a David vs. Goliath matchup.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 16 Sep. 2023
• In the Bible, David slew Goliath in a single encounter.
  — Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 23 Feb. 2024
• The Goliath’s body length, meanwhile, can measure close to 5 inches and weigh as much as 6 ounces.
  — Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2023
• But this quickly became the David and Goliath match-up that the form guide predicted.
  — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 28 July 2024
• Chestnut has been the Goliath of the contest for the previous 17 years, winning 16 times.
  — Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2024
• Cuddle Monster might have a few inches on me but like David and Goliath, this Anteater came out on top.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 14 Dec. 2023
• But remember, David had a slingshot and a rock, and Goliath had a pretty nasty fall.
  — Seth Yudof, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2023
• The budgets behind them do not compare, but David beat Goliath and that’s a blessing in the world today.
  — Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 17 July 2023
• Has the David versus Goliath nature of meme stocks shifted?
  — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 15 June 2024
• Yamamoto is small in physical stature, but the Dodgers are counting on him to be a Goliath.
  — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2024
• All went as planned for Goliath but for one tiny, itsy-bitsy detail.
  — Judith Regan, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
• To see this happen to a Goliath company like Apple, the maker of the best-selling watches in the worlds, is truly a feat.
  — Adrienne So, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2023
• Like so many massive spiders on this list, the Goliath Birdeater is an ambush predator that will lie in wait for prey to cross its path.
  — Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2023
• And with Goliath, their champion, now slain, the Philistines accept defeat.
  — Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 23 Feb. 2024
• Keoni started off as a member of the Dream Team during the David vs. Goliath season and is now an integral part of our creative process.
  — EW.com, 13 June 2024
• Abruzzo described a back-and-forth that’s not unlike a David and Goliath story, if Goliath was simply trying to run out the clock and leave David high and dry.
  — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
• Kuo and Comer believe that technology can provide the tools for a modern-day David in a fight with some Goliath.
  — Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books, 27 Apr. 2023
• But, in March of 2021, the undisputed Goliath of women's college basketball, UConn, was too much.
  — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 2 Apr. 2024
• Harassment comes in many shapes and forms but the harassment that takes place here is a type that’s there, openly visible to all: David vs Goliath.
  — John Hopewell, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
• Winning the airport contract was a David vs. Goliath story.
  — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2024
• The back and forth presented itself as a David vs Goliath battle between the two tech companies.
  — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 12 Mar. 2024
• The modern-day David and Goliath story is set against the backdrop of North America’s housing crisis.
  — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2023
• To put the sun spider into perspective, that’s about half the size of the Goliath birdeater spider, a tarantula that reaches up to 11 inches in length and weighs up to 6 ounces.
  — Jeremy Hillpot, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2023
• Two in the display are Goliath, a 16-foot-tall deer, giraffe and eagle, and Lacuarium, a seahorse-meets-dragon creation.
  — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2023
• These spiders can range from a modest few inches in leg span to the colossal Goliath bird-eating tarantula, which can stretch up to 11 inches across.
  — Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
• Never mind the legend of David and Goliath; the Romans were particularly deadly with this weapon.
  — Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2023
• Realistic Dutch scenes as well as tall tales involving farms, flowers, ships at sea, mermen, and David and Goliath can be found on these tiles.
  — Halee Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2023
• Advertisement The ruling is the result of a David vs. Goliath legal battle that stretches back years.
  — Brian Merchant, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2023
• Styling itself as a David to the Western Goliath, Russia has cultivated a wartime soft power that resonates.
  — Michael Kimmage and Hanna Notte, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2023
• Realize that despite all the legend and lore and heart-stirring music, this tourney filled with Davids is ultimately a grab for Goliath.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 29 Sep 2024