Explore Goads through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Goads meaning
plural of goad
Using Goads
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of goad
- In the example corpus, goads often appears in combinations such as: he goads, goads him.
Context around Goads
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 6 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Goads
- In this selection, "goads" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bailey, newbie, system, nella, julia and theon stand out and add context to how "goads" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a system goads him into and as he goads liam. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "goads" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with goads
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Whatever the case, Thomas won’t hold back as he goads Liam. (12 words)
He goads Theon's feelings of inadequacy, pushing him to rise to a greater challenge. (15 words)
Back up and Gresham stalls before Bailey goads him and they go back into the lockup. (16 words)
Koheleth's words finish with imagery of nature languishing and humanity marching to the grave.sfn The frame narrator returns with an epilogue: the words of the wise are hard, but they are applied as the shepherd applies goads and pricks to his flock. (44 words)
Rob tries backtracking his actions and tells Tina that she slipped but Tina goads Rob by saying she'll report him for attempted murder as well as him selling illegal goods. (31 words)
Iago goads Cassio on to talk about his affair with Bianca, a local courtesan, but whispers her name so quietly that Othello believes the two men are talking about Desdemona. (30 words)
Example sentences (15)
Back up and Gresham stalls before Bailey goads him and they go back into the lockup.
But once Hazel (Ashleigh Murray) is in the cubicle next to her, the newbie goads Nella to stand her ground as they share pointed looks of recognition.
He goads Julia into making a mistake after Julia repeatedly tries to kill him and nearly kills important members of his family.
He goads Theon's feelings of inadequacy, pushing him to rise to a greater challenge.
The use of goads raises ethical questions about authenticity and openness, even though they can increase reader engagement.
Such a system goads him into such an act and pulling the trigger one is likely to join his ancestors on short notice.
This isn’t a car which goads you into driving quickly or more spiritedly, but rather invites you to take things at a somewhat more relaxed pace.
Whatever the case, Thomas won’t hold back as he goads Liam.
From the side of the stage, ’s narration (in French, with onscreen English subtitles) goads, directly addressing his insecurities.
Iago goads Cassio on to talk about his affair with Bianca, a local courtesan, but whispers her name so quietly that Othello believes the two men are talking about Desdemona.
In the DS9 episode " Q-Less ", Q at one point goads Commander Benjamin Sisko into a bare-knuckle boxing match, all the while belittling and insulting him.
Koheleth's words finish with imagery of nature languishing and humanity marching to the grave.sfn The frame narrator returns with an epilogue: the words of the wise are hard, but they are applied as the shepherd applies goads and pricks to his flock.
Ricky falsely admits the charges and goads his father into kicking him out of their home.
Rob tries backtracking his actions and tells Tina that she slipped but Tina goads Rob by saying she'll report him for attempted murder as well as him selling illegal goods.
With the machine powered up, Dan goads Twitchell into sending him back to 1970, some months before his confrontation with Miles and Belle.
Common combinations with goads
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- he goads 3×
- goads him 2×