How to Use goner in a Sentence

goner

noun
  • This old computer is a goner. We'll have to get a new one.
  • Some assumed the fish left behind were goners.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
  • But this kidney looked like a goner, and the bleeding wasn’t stopping.
    — Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 22 Oct. 2011
  • The buckwheat clearly needs help, but it can hardly be written off as a goner.
    — Gregory Barber, Wired, 17 June 2021
  • Lucas and Eleven try to revive Max, who appears to be a goner.
    — Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 2 July 2022
  • Ryan Lindgren appears to be a goner sooner rather than later.
    — Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The winner advances down a path to a potential title, and the loser is a goner.
    — Ross Dellenger, SI.com, 22 Sep. 2019
  • If not, Suzuki and Happ, who are in their walk years, could be goners by August.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
  • Sorry, Miranda, this one’s a goner.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
  • As soon as Kyrie Irving signed the Nets, Russell was a goner.
    — oregonlive.com, 1 July 2019
  • If Democrats gain two Senate seats and hold the House, the filibuster could be a goner.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 1 July 2022
  • No one dies in Volume 1, not even Ted and Karen, who seemed like goners for a second there.
    — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Unfortunately, your grass is pretty much a goner no matter what.
    — David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Sep. 2021
  • The most recent goner, who gives the book its title, was an investigative journalist.
    — Dennis Drabelle, Washington Post, 9 July 2022
  • Still, a growing belief exists within the industry that Skubal is a goner.
    — Levi Weaver, New York Times, 1 June 2026
  • And now the conclusion many are being forced to accept is that 2020 may already be a goner.
    — Michael Granberry, Dallas News, 21 May 2020
  • In the first phase of the War, the Russians made it to the outskirts of Kyiv, and Ukraine looked a goner.
    — Josef Joffe, Time, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Remodeling means The Welly is a goner, but the basement will survive, live music and all.
    — Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 6 Mar. 2018
  • This incoming family knows nothing of that, but already, their housecat, Cider, feels like a goner.
    — Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Bigger and more intricate than Hubble, Webb will be a goner if its foldout mirror and sunshield snarl.
    — Fox News, 24 Dec. 2021
  • Coach Matt Patricia is a 100 percent goner when the season ends if not sooner.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2020
  • After 108 years, the historic East Olive Avenue Bridge is a goner.
    — Nicholas Deshais, The Seattle Times, 2 Apr. 2018
  • While these circumstances seem to suggest Golden is a goner, there are reasons why analysts consider the race still a tossup.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Oct. 2021
  • Post journalists are standing by the report, and many other outlets say McMaster is a goner.
    — Margaret Hartmann, Daily Intelligencer, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Davis, though, was far more unpopular than Newsom and was surely a goner no matter what Bustamante did or didn't do.
    — David Faris, The Week, 9 Aug. 2021
  • With Madrigal moving in as the starting second baseman, Sanchez is likely a goner, despite the fact the Sox love him.
    — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 16 Nov. 2019
  • But that, too, was a goner; the dealership was among the hardest hit in the region, losing 700 vehicles to the murky floodwaters.
    — courant.com, 4 Sep. 2017
  • Few things are going right for the 2026 Red Sox, but Wong’s almost-goner ranks among the most irksome grievances.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
  • Not only is the Black bishop cut off from f7, b2 is a goner and then White's rook has access to an open file with which to torment Black further.
    — Chris Chase, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2018
  • Based solely on The Hunting Party’s middling linear performance, the drama likely would’ve been a goner a month ago.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 June 2026

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