How to Use Goliath in a Sentence

Goliath

noun
  • Score one for David over Goliath.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
  • There are three of you here from David vs Goliath.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Goliath had an office in Dubai.
    — Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026
  • David and Goliath, but for insurtech.
    — John Hyatt, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • This is a David and Goliath story – with a twist.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
  • But the pressure of going up against Goliath forces took its toll.
    — Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
  • David killed Goliath by striking him in the forehead with a stone from a sling.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 23 May 2026
  • There was plenty of debate about how scary the Goliath’s would be.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Goliath owned this victory, David was on the mat.
    — Josh Peter, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
  • All went as planned for Goliath but for one tiny, itsy-bitsy detail.
    — Judith Regan, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
  • One group is already planning to return funds to Goliath, court records show.
    — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
  • The third was filed against Delgado and Goliath.
    — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Every decade has its David-and-Goliath stories.
    — Erik Huberman, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
  • This is a David and Goliath story, but not the simple version.
    — Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • Can’t wait to read the David v Goliath article later this week!
    — Jourdan Rodrigue, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The tallest, Goliath, climbs 235 feet and reaches 85 mph.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
  • This isn’t the first David versus Goliath story in sports trademarks.
    — Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The relative, through a friend, also knew someone who worked at Goliath.
    — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Can the glass slipper really fit Goliath?
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The Goliath’s body length, meanwhile, can measure close to 5 inches and weigh as much as 6 ounces.
    — Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2023
  • But remember, David had a slingshot and a rock, and Goliath had a pretty nasty fall.
    — Seth Yudof, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2023
  • But with a powerful man like Lenny, my journey felt like David and Goliath.
    — Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
  • But this quickly became the David and Goliath match-up that the form guide predicted.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 28 July 2024
  • Goliath and a pebble, Achilles and his heel, the ultra-fast 6G network and … walls.
    — New Atlas, 19 June 2026
  • In the posts, de Hek called out Goliath as a Ponzi scheme defrauding its investors.
    — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Goliath, which centers on a small business going on a company retreat.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Goliath, which centers on a small business going on a company retreat.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Yamamoto is small in physical stature, but the Dodgers are counting on him to be a Goliath.
    — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2024
  • The purchases were traced to money from Goliath, Watson said.
    — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
  • And with Goliath, their champion, now slain, the Philistines accept defeat.
    — Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 23 Feb. 2024

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