goad in a sentence
n.
📚 Grade Level: Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Definition
Goad (verb): to provoke or annoy someone so as to stimulate some action or reaction.
Crossword clues for goad
Crossword clue ideas and answer hints for the word "goad".
- Provoke someone to take action.
- Annoying someone into responding.
- Urge someone to do something.
- Stimulate a reaction from another.
- Incite action by irritation.
Goad sentence examples
- His constant teasing seemed to goad her into taking action.
- The coach used a few well-placed comments to goad the players into performing better.
- She felt the need to goad him into admitting his mistakes before they could move forward.
- The political campaign aimed to goad the public into participating in the upcoming election.
- Despite his reluctance, the challenge of the competition goaded him to train harder than ever.
- She tried to goad him into responding to the criticism, but he remained silent.
- The coach's harsh words only served to goad the players into giving their best effort.
- To goad her friend into taking risks, she often shared stories of her own adventures.
- His constant teasing was meant to goad her into proving him wrong about her abilities.
- Despite his attempts to goad the committee into action, they remained indecisive about the proposal.