How to Use goby in a Sentence

goby

1 of 2 noun
  • The round goby is a small, soft-bodied fish with a black spot on its dorsal fin.
    — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Another goby spends longer as a larval stage than as an adult.
    — Jennifer Hayes, National Geographic, 23 May 2019
  • Species such as the pygmy goby, an Australian fish, only live for eight weeks.
    — Bárbara Pinho, Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2021
  • Frozen round goby, a tasty snack for a sturgeon, was used as bait on a long line that was deep in the river.
    — Ed White, Chron, 30 Apr. 2021
  • This little goby fish saves its host coral by keeping toxic algae at bay.
    — Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 10 Nov. 2012
  • Some places offer risotto di gò made with goby—a deep-water lagoon fish.
    — Maddalena Fossati, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Blennies and gobies are tiring to look at, darting every which way above.
    — Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Set up the rig so the bait or lure is a foot, or two, off the bottom and out of the range of bait-stealing round gobies.
    — D'arcy Eagan, cleveland.com, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Coral Sea Pascua gobies were found on a reef at a depth of about 36 feet, the study said.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
  • These diverse swimmers range from teeny-tiny pygmy goby to sunfish and every size in between.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Breaching the lagoon could sweep the gobies out to sea, threatening their chance of survival.
    — Teresa L. Carey, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2017
  • King salmon remain reluctant to try the gobies as a food source, but that may change over time, Tanner said.
    — Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2017
  • But the presence of the tidewater goby meant the road could not be cleared nor a temporary ramp erected — at least before the triathlon.
    — Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Before the water could be cleared, translucent two-inch fish called tidewater goby took up residence there.
    — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2023
  • During the evening, the goby rises up to the mid-level waters before sinking back in the early morning.
    — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2010
  • Coral Sea Pascua gobies are considered small, reaching about half an inch in length, the study said.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The fish that are likely to thrive in the oceans of the future—small, adaptable species such as gobies and blennies—are, simply, not fish people like to eat.
    — Lizzie Wade, WIRED, 1 Sep. 2015
  • In the Mediterranean samples there were rock gobies, horse mackerel and sardines.
    — The Economist, 5 June 2019
  • Even still, this past week’s rainstorms threatened to send loads of sediment down the mountains into the waters where the little gobies live.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The little goby has become the bane of lakeshore recreational anglers because the fish feast on smallmouth bass eggs and out-compete native species for food.
    — jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2021
  • But one fish, the bearded goby, is positively thriving in this inhospitable ecosystem.
    — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2010
  • Researchers said the single specimen may represent a new cryptic species of Ward’s sleeper goby.
    — Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
  • As noted above, bluegills and threadfin shad are more commonly eaten by bass across southern fisheries, while goby, perch, and smelt are the more typical fare in the North.
    — Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 14 June 2023
  • The winning images of a tiny goby living amongst coral were created to challenge our perception of scale and encourage viewers to look closer.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Like other related species, slender eel gobies are easily misidentified, the study said.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Then came an infestation of a little bug-eyed fish called the round goby, which made its way into the lakes the same way as the mussels, and from the same place — the Caspian Sea basin.
    — jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Scientists are studying how the goby might give back to the food web; the fish are credited with reviving the Lake Erie water snake population.
    — Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com, 30 July 2021
  • Additionally, over 500 tidewater gobies were saved from a lagoon at the base of the creek in a separate effort.
    — Anton Sorokin, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Longfin smelt and yellowfin gobies are spawning in the usually swampy southern end of the bay, and sediment coming in from mountain streams is replenishing the structure of its basin.
    — Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 May 2023
  • Little is known about the consequences, although the gobies feed on algae and small insects, which may put them into competition with wild salmon and steelhead juveniles.
    — oregonlive.com, 2 Aug. 2019

go by

2 of 2 verb
  • Life is short and goes by so fast.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The first part of the day goes by well.
    — R29 Team, Refinery29, 15 Sep. 2025
  • This busy, newsy week has gone by fast!
    — Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
  • But four, five, six months have gone by.
    — Angus Chen, STAT, 8 Jan. 2026
  • And so a year and a half went by, that process.
    — Scott Bryan, Variety, 18 May 2026
  • And the first car that went by pulled over and picked me up.
    — David Chiu, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The Nets know how these nights go by now.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Stand in one spot, and count rafts that go by for an hour.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 10 June 2026
  • Months went by before she was cast.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Take it easy and watch the parade go by.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
  • But as the years went by, things changed – for him and for me.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2026
  • Not a day goes by that you're not thought of, missed, and loved.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
  • A lot of time goes by, not much happens.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 26 Mar. 2026
  • As the years go by, your crowd gets older.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Time goes by so slowly for those who wait.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 7 June 2026
  • There’s not enough time going by for change.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2026
  • Once a double-team comes, even more time goes by.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Sit in a deck chair and hoot and holler at skiers going by.
    — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Months went by with no sign of Kelly.
    — Mary Murphy, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • As the years go by, some hard lessons are learned but others not so much.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024
  • But by then, many months had gone by with little progress to show for it.
    — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 June 2024
  • There will be fewer, if any, as weeks go by and more games are played.
    — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 25 Aug. 2025
  • And as time went by, LiPfe put on quite a show.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
  • That’s what the rest of the family goes by.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Not an hour went by without my shrieking for her breast.
    — Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Snow emergencies go by day and night plow routes.
    — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • These pens go by many names around the world, but they're known mainly by two monikers.
    — New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Common sense also went by the boards.
    — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • The parade would be gone by morning.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 18 June 2026
  • Her story makes the ascent go by faster and the hard work feel lighter.
    — Jesse James McTigue, Outside Online, 20 Mar. 2025

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