How to Use goldfish in a Sentence

goldfish

noun

• The Spaniard as strong as a bull prefers to be a goldfish.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2021
• There were 23 goldfish and koi in the pond—most about a foot long.
  — Amy Gamerman, WSJ, 29 Oct. 2020
• And the whole deal about the goldfish bowl and living in it, that kicked in.
  — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 3 June 2017
• That's what the parks workers did with the big goldfish.
  — Marika Gerken, CNN, 8 Dec. 2020
• Someone has to keep track of when the goldfish snacks run out and add them to the cart too!
  — Sugey Palomares, Parents, 26 Jan. 2024
• The rise of the giant goldfish isn't just a Burnsville issue.
  — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 12 July 2021
• Well, think about the goldfish-swallowing days and all the rest of it.
  — Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Jan. 2022
• Alec Baldwin comes in now and again to play a goldfish.
  — Sophie Kemp, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2019
• Yes, the think-like-a-goldfish star of the hit Apple TV+ series.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Nov. 2021
• Some big flatheads have been caught on goldfish in the past week.
  — Tyler Mahoney special To The Star, kansascity, 11 July 2018
• Have any of your goldfish survived for more than a week?
  — Chandra Steele, PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2022
• What happens to pet store goldfish if they're set free in a pond or lake?
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 July 2021
• In the far back corner of Welch’s garden is a small pond filled with goldfish.
  — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 30 May 2024
• One of the world's biggest goldfish has been caught, weighing in at 67 lbs.
  — Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2022
• In that first goldfish, the most famous was the virtual drink of iBeer.
  — Ewan Spence, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
• Objects run the gamut — bikes, 50-pound weights, even a live goldfish in a plastic bag.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 20 Oct. 2019
• The alien goldfish may have pushed the toothy tongue out of its mouth and into the water to catch prey, researchers say.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Sep. 2022
• There are many reasons the common goldfish has its hooks in me.
  — Washington Post, 15 July 2021
• The pupfish — silvery-blue and the size of a pet goldfish — were unharmed, the park service said.
  — Tegan Hanlon, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Jan. 2018
• They were supposed to only live for a few days like goldfish from a fair.
  — Myrna Petlicki, chicagotribune.com, 12 Nov. 2019
• The six goldfish that took part in driver’s training passed their test.
  — Daniela Hernandez, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2022
• The goldfish in the tank were placed in a test arena and tasked with driving toward a target.
  — Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2022
• The birds also will eat koi, the expensive form of goldfish.
  — Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 29 Sep. 2020
• One worries about morale when a child is on her own for the first time—without friends, pet goldfish, or a lamp.
  — David Netto, Town & Country, 12 July 2018
• Banana trees filled the foyer, and turtles and goldfish filled a pond.
  — Dan Austin, Detroit Free Press, 1 Sep. 2017
• Bajer said the goldfish would have had to have been in the water for several years to reach that size.
  — David Williams, CNN, 14 July 2021
• Some other species bear their blooms on long stalks that dangle like a fishing line with a goldfish at the end of the line.
  — Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Nov. 2022
• Fish and Game officials have been aware of the goldfish in Cuddy Pond since at least spring 2018.
  — Devin Kelly, Anchorage Daily News, 18 June 2019
• Eventually, my father installed a pond in the yard, and the goldfish flashed around for years, reminding us of our luck.
  — Victor Lodato, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
• The baby eels are shipped live, mostly to Hong Kong, in clear plastic bags of water and pure oxygen, like a sophisticated twist on pet-store goldfish.
  — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024

Last Updated: 28 Oct 2024