How to Use goalie in a Sentence

goalie

noun
  • Teams with two goalies need one.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Our goalie stood on his head though.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Dance with the goalie who got you here.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 May 2026
  • How many teams that need goalies fit that bill?
    — Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
  • So the third goalie is a huge thing for us.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 22 June 2026
  • The goalie got a hand on it, but the shot was too strong.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 June 2026
  • Michaud, 19, was a goalie for the lacrosse squad.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The best goalie in the world is doing that?
    — George Richards, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Their goalie had some tough bounces today.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • As for who the Sharks’ goalie will be, who knows?
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The latter can get a goalie to his spot faster.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 9 May 2026
  • Last year, there were six goalies in my top 64.
    — Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
  • And then there’s the backup goalie slot.
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • Why is there a mediocre goalie ranked so high?
    — Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Hood is a goalie with decent size who moves like a pro.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
  • And playing goalie came to make the most sense of all.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
  • And a depth goalie would need to go the other way, too.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • Not a fluke, and they weren’t carried by a hot goalie.
    — The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Gulutzan’s leash on his goalie should now be nice and tight.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Lavelle played goalie on the field, and role model off of it.
    — Jayna Bardahl, The Enquirer, 2 Aug. 2021
  • The teams will change sides and goalies at the 10-minute mark.
    — Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Any good team needs a goalie to make key saves at key times to keep you in it.
    — Arpon Basu, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Each of the six team rosters will be stocked with six skaters and one goalie.
    — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2022
  • His work in front of the Mammoth goalie was enough.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the Ducks made an in-game goalie switch.
    — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 29 Apr. 2026
  • But what if the goalie forgets to do that or doesn’t keep an eye on the clock?
    — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
  • The Finnish goalie does not plan to change his routine next year.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Both are big, athletic goalies with an edge to their game.
    — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 25 June 2026
  • This would often be a game for a backup goalie to get the start.
    — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 25 Apr. 2021
  • He's also allowed the fewest goals of any goalie in the league.
    — Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2022

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