Example Sentences

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Out-of-town goobers and locals alike hike up to various vantage points around it for a selfie or group shot.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025

A serpent-tongued viper might call these true believers goobers, rubes, suckers, and dupes, but what good would it do?

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2024

In it, journalist Chris Heath recasts the accused conspirators as a bunch of goobers who didn't mean any real harm.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2022

An exasperated local school teacher explained the dilemma while visiting the postmaster in nearby Weaverville, who was snacking on a sack of goobers.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2020

We didn’t know what to say to this, so we all just kind of smiled like goobers.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio