How to Use goofy in a Sentence

goofy

adjective
  • She was making goofy faces at us.
  • The mom of three flashed a big, goofy smile at her son, melting hearts instantly.
    Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 July 2019
  • Use our templates to trace the goofy grins and carve them out, but don’t punch out the pieces immediately.
    Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2024
  • What does this goofy science-fiction picture have to say about foreign meddling and populism?
    Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2019
  • After a stern piano intro, the bass and guitar swing into a lush, goofy, gimlet-drunk groove.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Loading your audio article Sam Bassett’s days of being a goofy kid on and off the soccer field are just about over.
    Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2024
  • But once the couple got to Mexico, Nick’s goofy behavior started to rankle her.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Few writers can tackle the bedroom — or female libido — without careering into goofy burlesque.
    New York Times, 23 July 2019
  • Orliński, who was twenty-six at the time, was in high spirits, having played the role of Orimeno with goofy, irrepressible energy.
    Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 15 July 2019
  • Baloo, in particular, lucked out with a slightly goofy facial rendering pipeline and actor Bill Murray to match.
    Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 12 July 2019
  • Azizi is still the dumb one of the bunch, but instead of not being able to stop laughing (almost maniacally so), Andre’s spin on the goofy hyena sees him as more oblivious to personal space.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 23 July 2019
  • Don’t make goofy faces at the chefs in the open kitchen.
    BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2021
  • The couple seems to share the same goofy sense of humor.
    Hilary Weaver, ELLE, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Kind of saunters in to the room with sort of a goofy look on his face.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 13 July 2023
  • The fans knew what’s up: The band with the proudly goofy name is too hot to miss.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Jeff is beefy and goofy and was down to go cliff-diving with Olivia.
    Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2019
  • Guardians of the Galaxy was the big hit of 2014, making a star out of blond, goofy, burly Chris Pratt.
    Constance Grady, Vox, 18 July 2024
  • All of these strategies are present in this bright and goofy album.
    Sasha Frere-Jones, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Much more is set to take place amidst the backdrop of Rhaenyra and Laenor’s goofy little courtship dance.
    ELLE, 19 Sep. 2022
  • This a very goofy, silly, fun photo op, and thank you for that.
    Vulture, 3 Apr. 2022
  • The most contagious thing about it is that goofy synth hook on the chorus.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 27 June 2024
  • Prince Harry, scrolling through his feed, found a goofy video of Meghan posted by a friend.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 8 Dec. 2022
  • One is light-hearted and goofy, the other stubborn and edgy.
    Mike Singer, The Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2019
  • Show girls your sense of humor; get in touch with your goofy side; plan creative dates.
    Annie Lane, oregonlive, 7 May 2023
  • Did there used to be some rules about not making things too funny or even goofy?
    Vulture, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Our list of epic ideas includes a range of stunts from harmless and goofy to downright saucy.
    Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The first is that there’s nothing better than dads who aren’t afraid to be goofy, and silly and put it all out there.
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Dance the night away, grab some grub and participate in goofy games on the Fountain Square stage and rink.
    Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 23 Dec. 2019
  • But the resulting film is more goofy and sweet than obscene.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 24 June 2023
  • To think this is the same guy who was once just a goofy Canadian who wore his feelings on his sleeve.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 6 May 2024

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