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- noun Plural form of
goad . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
goad .
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Examples
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Traditional cattle prods are sometimes referred to as goads, referencing the idea that the goal is to goad an animal into moving.
Conversion of St. Paul Jennifer Gregory Miller 2009
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They are called goads, because, as such prick the oxen on in their drawing, so God's words prick Christians on in their holy duties.
Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 John Bunyan 1658
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However, the mention of "goads" favors the English Version, "masters of assemblies," namely, under-shepherds, inspired by the Chief Shepherd (1Pe 5: 2-4).
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Witnessing their stolen kiss high above Florence, disapproving Charlotte goads her to return to England, where Lucy is eventually courted by the stiff, conventional Cecil Vyse Daniel Day-Lewis.
John Farr: For Valentine's Day, Ten Movies Sure To Inspire Romance John Farr 2011
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Witnessing their stolen kiss high above Florence, disapproving Charlotte goads her to return to England, where Lucy is eventually courted by the stiff, conventional Cecil Vyse Daniel Day-Lewis.
John Farr: For Valentine's Day, Ten Movies Sure To Inspire Romance John Farr 2011
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"Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk" is a book of short animal fables featuring an AIDS-injected lab rat, a parrot who goads a pig into an eating disorder, a self-pitying bear who becomes truly happy only when she is enslaved in the circus and can finally earn her misery.
David Sedaris, sharing his slights-of-life tales Monica Hesse 2010
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"Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk" is a book of short animal fables featuring an AIDS-injected lab rat, a parrot who goads a pig into an eating disorder, a self-pitying bear who becomes truly happy only when she is enslaved in the circus and can finally earn her misery.
David Sedaris, sharing his slights-of-life tales Monica Hesse 2010
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Francesca, a brash lawyer, goads him by saying "Who cares?"
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In clarified air its colors blaze in the sun, and at night it goads the stars into angry radiance.
The Fire We Tend Against Winter Mark Helprin 2011
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Witnessing their stolen kiss high above Florence, disapproving Charlotte goads her to return to England, where Lucy is eventually courted by the stiff, conventional Cecil Vyse Daniel Day-Lewis.
John Farr: For Valentine's Day, Ten Movies Sure To Inspire Romance John Farr 2011
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