How to Use goal in a Sentence

goal

noun

• She scored the winning goal in the game's final minute.
• We all share a common goal.
• He set a goal for himself of exercising at least three times a week.
• She pursued her goal of starting her own business.
• Her primary goal is to get a college degree.
• The company has instituted several new policies with the goal of reducing waste.
• Last month he had 10 goals and six assists.
• The goal is to send the right offer to the right people at the right time.
  — Kaiser Fung, Wired, 18 Mar. 2020
• The star player struck the ball into the goal to tie up the game.
  — Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
• Tahoe seemed like the perfect place to achieve that goal.
  — Alissa Walker, Curbed, 21 Dec. 2018
• The goal is finding two in each high school in the district.
  — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022
• Roll up your sleeves and do the work required to reach your goal.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 12 June 2019
• Both goals came from searing crosses to the back side of the goal.
  — Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com, 29 May 2021
• My goal one day is to have land and have my own farm or ranch.
  — oregonlive, 14 Sep. 2021
• Your goal is to guess the five-letter word in six tries.
  — oregonlive, 7 Jan. 2022
• Now, the Cougars are back on track to try to achieve their goal.
  — Norma Gonzalez, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 May 2021
• Daly scored her second goal of the night off the volley.
  — Parth Upadhyaya, Houston Chronicle, 12 July 2018
• The goal of the app is to help people stay in recovery.
  — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 17 Dec. 2018
• The goal of the date is to go over your spending, savings and goals.
  — Nicole Middendorf, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
• The goal is to dilute any virus that does make its way into the air.
  — James Hamblin, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2020
• My goal was just to get it to the back end, and those guys have been nails all year.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 31 Oct. 2021
• This time around the goal is to achieve healthier hair.
  — Shalwah Evans, Essence, 3 Sep. 2019
• Just to put it down straight, my main goal was to not have any walks.
  — Michael Osipoff, Post-Tribune, 10 July 2018
• Lott was in on the final stop of a legendary goal-line stand.
  — Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2023
• So that was a huge goal of his for many, many, many years.
  — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 23 Dec. 2023
• Thae’s goal, or dream, is nothing less than the end of the regime.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 June 2019
• Hines said last week that his goal is to reach the Pro Bowl.
  — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Apr. 2022
• That was Berggren's fourth goal and ninth point of the season.
  — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec. 2022
• Such was the way by which the first goal came in the 27th minute.
  — Juan Pimiento, chicagotribune.com, 14 July 2018
• The goal is just to have people skating and moving for fun.
  — Ryan Bergeron, CNN, 11 June 2021

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024