How to Use Goldilocks in a Sentence

Goldilocks

noun
  • This time, though, the Goldilocks fit feels just right.
    — Laura Zornosa, Time, 2023-06-30
  • The shade, which is not too dark, not too perky, acts as the Goldilocks of blues.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Not tough, not brittle—sitting in that Goldilocks range of crispy meets chewy.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 2024-02-08
  • Finding the right routine for your curls can bring out the Goldilocks in the best of us.
    — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 2023-07-22
  • This pebbled leather tote is the perfect Goldilocks size that’s not too small nor too large.
    — Paula Lee, Glamour, 2024-02-26
  • The Goldilocks zone is filtered sunlight under a tall tree.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
  • In a Goldilocks gag, Dawn and Eden have a hard time finding good seats.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 2024-03-10
  • Finding the right glass is a little like Goldilocks finding her just-right bed.
    — Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 2023-09-05
  • In other words, there’s a Goldilocks interest rate out there.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 2023-09-24
  • This middle-ground aspect is why some astronomers refer to it as the Goldilocks zone.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 2023-07-06
  • Tree sap likes Goldilocks spring weather of warm, sunny days above freezing and cool nights below.
    — Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 2023-02-21
  • Which leads me, like Goldilocks, to the third, just-right sandwich: the Pepper Steak.
    — Mara Severin | Eating Out, Anchorage Daily News, 2023-06-30
  • When a group of friends enter their home, Goldilocks, leader of the bears’ pack, decides to get rid of the intruders.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 2024-02-19
  • The resulting model is a length that will appeal to the Goldilocks of seafarers.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2023-07-18
  • The body seems to require a Goldilocks solution for pretty much everything.
    — Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Just give yourself enough time to fully decide whether your new bed is exactly as Goldilocks would have intended.
    — WIRED, 2023-10-06
  • Yet there will be no Goldilocks option available in the aftermath of the Israel-Hamas war.
    — Aaron David Miller, Foreign Affairs, 2023-12-22
  • The Goldilocks of pillows, Tuft & Needle’s just-right material is not too soft or too firm.
    — Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping, 2021-05-17
  • He was supposed to be the Goldilocks candidate, one just radical enough for the barbarians and just posh enough for the guys who sign the checks.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 2023-07-17
  • Hopes for a Goldilocks economy—one that’s not too hot or too cold—have sent prices of everything including bonds, gold and stocks flying.
    — Gunjan Banerji, WSJ, 2023-12-06
  • Farrow & Ball Pigeon Pigeon is a little like a Goldilocks shade: not too bright, not too black.
    — Kathryn O'Shea Evans, Washington Post, 2024-03-14
  • The end result is that the Goldilocks scenario of optimizing growth and cash runway will be different for each company.
    — Rebecca Mitchem, Forbes, 2023-03-09
  • Then, there’s the Goldilocks compromise of Mid-Beach right in between, with a laidback atmosphere by day and a livelier vibe by night.
    — Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 2024-02-29
  • The Goldilocks scenario is if the job market can remain solid but cool slightly — and gradually — while inflation continues to trend lower.
    — Christine Romans, NBC News, 2023-11-03
  • This math problem requires a Goldilocks solution where relatable problems aren’t so simple that there’s no learning but not so complex and irrelevant that there’s no learning.
    — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • But this time, with the Fed brushing off recent hot inflation reports and economic growth proving resilient, we could be stuck in a Goldilocks zone in the near-term, according to Reid.
    — Will Daniel, Fortune, 2024-03-25
  • Like an industrial-minded Goldilocks, the Finnish tire company had searched for the just-right combination of real estate, transport links, labor supply and pro-business environment.
    — Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 2023-07-05
  • Here are our top Labor Day sale recommendations for all types of sleepers, including hybrid mattresses for a Goldilocks-like slumber and organic mattresses for eco-conscious shoppers.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Even if Belmonte and David find a substance that rejuvenates stem cells the perfect, Goldilocks amount, there will likely be unexpected side effects—for the hip bone is connected not only to the thigh bone but to every other damn bone.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 2021-08-05
  • Given that Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Winnie-the-Pooh, and Paddington originated in Great Britain, the Berenstain imprints were the first homegrown American books for children whose franchise achieved such heft.
    — Daniel Horowitz august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025

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