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How to use goat in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Goat means any ruminant of the genus Capra. Example: “He treated the oxen like they didn't exist, but he treated the goat kid like a puppy.”

Examples of goat by meaning

nounAny ruminant of the genus Capra.

  • The first thing that greets you on entering the church is a notice asking you not to vex the goat, since it renders valuable service in keeping the churchyard tidy.1980, AA book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 164
  • Folkestone: Network Rail and the White Cliffs Countryside Project have procured a herd of goats to keep vegetation on the slopes of Folkestone Warren under control, and to encourage rare species.2025 February 5, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: Southern”, in RAIL, number 1028, page 22

nounThe meat of these animals.

  • Hungrily, by firelight, we set to with damper and cold goat washed down by hot tea.1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 239
  • Joshua could not stop himself from scooping more goat on his plate: Paul had cooked it so long that the meat seemed to melt like hot, syrupy candy in his mouth.2008, Jesmyn Ward, Where the Line Bleeds, Bloomsbury (2018), page 157

nounA scapegoat.

  • Fernando Rodney, the goat in Sunday's 10th inning loss to Tampa Bay, threw three nearly perfect innings in relief on Tuesday after being demoted from the closer role.2008 August 6, “Tigers already miss Jones”, in Royal Oak Daily Tribune, Michigan

nounA fool, loser, or object of ridicule.

  • Samaurez said over his shoulder, “In fact, I missed being the class goat by only three places.” Gwen patted his arm, “But, look H-Two, George Pickett was the goat and see how famous he became.”2008, Ned B. Ricks, Trusting Appearances: Things Are Not Always as They Seem, page 259
  • “If Osterman wants to play the goat, why should you help him out?”2013, Frank Norris, The Octopus

verbTo scapegoat.

  • John Rocker, meanwhile, was spared from getting goated because he didn't blow a save2001 July 15, “A worthy Rusch to judgment”, in USA Today

More sentences with goat

  • He treated the oxen like they didn't exist, but he treated the goat kid like a puppy.From the entry kid
  • It really gets my goat when inconsiderate people drop litter in public.From the entry get someone's goat
  • In all the day's excitement, the goats were left unherded to wander on the mountainside.From the entry unherded
  • The goat climbed up the craggy rocks.From the entry craggy
  • A string of goats dotted the path up the mountainside.From the entry string
  • He passaged the virus through a series of goats.From the entry passage
  • They managed to cross a sheep with a goat.From the entry cross
  • Historically, Somalis were a nomadic people herding camels, goats, and sheep. Nowadays, many if not most Somalis are urbanized people.From the entry Somali
  • The goat is chewing on your shirt!From the entry chewing
  • He is employed to herd the goats.From the entry herd
  • Women herded small livestocks such as goats and sheep.From the entry livestock
  • The horses impressed the riders with their unerring footwork, and the mountain goats simply astounded everyone with their surefootedness.From the entry footwork
  • The marauding lion jumped the fence and killed the goat.From the entry marauding
  • You could outstink a herd of goats!From the entry outstink
  • One lot steals a goat from another lot, before you know it they're ripping each other to pieces.From the entry before one knows it
  • A goat is a horned animal.From the entry horned
  • In your pasture management program, you need to anticipate that goats will try to chew on just about anything; that's the nature of the beast.From the entry nature of the beast
  • I haven't got a clue why there was a goat in the corner of the room. Answers on a postcard for that one, please.From the entry answers on a postcard
  • My sheepadoodle turns and runs again to the woods past the goat pen, barking.2024, Sylvia Liu, chapter 1, in Near and Deer, New York, N.Y.: Scholastic Inc., →ISBN. From the entry sheepadoodle
  • Goat cheese, also known as chèvre, has a distinctive tart and tangy flavor.2021, Barbara Scott-Goodman, Wine Time: 70+ Recipes for Simple Bites That Pair Perfectly with Wine, San Francisco, Calif.: Chronicle…. From the entry chèvre
  • They might also have goat birria, red and earthy from chiles, cinnamon, and cloves.2020, José R. Ralat, American Tacos: A History and Guide, University of Texas Press, →ISBN. From the entry birria
  • The first prionic disease to be described was scrapie (mid-eighteenth century) seen with sheep and goats.2019, Carlos Augusto de Mendonça Lima, Gabriel Ivbijaro, Primary Care Mental Health in Older People: A Global Perspective, page 283. From the entry prionic
  • The Toast is a cross between a female goat and a male sheep.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 159. From the entry heterotic
  • “McConnell has zero interest in presiding over another goat rodeo,” a second health care lobbyist told me.2017, Dylan Scott, Republicans wind up one last Hail Mary to repeal Obamacare. From the entry goat rodeo
  • The goats and giraffe sheep will end up horribly over fed.2016 March 21, jo (@jofromgreylynn), Twitter. From the entry giraffe sheep
  • Sheep and goats often co-graze with other animals, such as cows or horses.2015, Dina Rudick, Erik Jacobs, “Sheep & Goats”, in Barnyard Kids: A Family Guide for Raising Animals, Beverly, Mass.: Quarry Books…. From the entry flerd
  • That first night we spit-roasted a goat over wood we burned to embers.2015 May, Chris Fischer with Catherine Young, “High Summer”, in The Beetlebung Farm Cookbook: A Year of Cooking on Martha’s Vineyard, New…. From the entry spit-roast
  • “How far up does this little goat rope go?” Sarge asked.2013, A. American, Surviving Home, page 32. From the entry goat rope
  • Maybe you would have been warm when you died; You should not have gotten under my goat.2013, Sherlyn Gajewski, Freedom of F-----g Speech Baby, page 105. From the entry get under someone's goat
  • You can't unshatter a bowl any more than you can unsteal a goat.2011, Wendy Mass, 13 Gifts, page 55. From the entry unsteal
  • But a little callaloo soup and a few mouthfuls of stewed goat, saw me much improved.2010, Andrea Levy, The Long Song, Tinder Press (2017), page 55. From the entry callaloo
  • This goat had an eating disorder; it simply could not contain itself and always kept eating.2010, Anirban Dutta, Hetzel W. Folden, Winning Strategies: Secrets to Clinching Multimillion-Dollar Deals, Singapore: John Wiley & Sons…. From the entry ultrafat

Meaning of goat

  1. noun Any ruminant of the genus Capra.
  2. noun The meat of these animals.
  3. noun A lecherous man.

Full definition of goat

Questions about goat in a sentence

How do you use goat in a sentence?
Goat is used as a noun and verb. For example: “He treated the oxen like they didn't exist, but he treated the goat kid like a puppy.”
What is a short sentence with goat?
“A goat is a horned animal.”
What does goat mean?
Goat means any ruminant of the genus Capra.

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