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Example sentences for: goad

How can you use “goad” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

The chief of the SEC, Arthur Levitt, is quoted in both saying that investors must not let the ease of mouse transactions goad them into trading too quickly or too often.
The only hope now is that this item itself will somehow goad Kaufman into bringing his suit ...
True, they goad men to action by accusing them of acting like sissies.
Even if most viewers rarely practice anything Martha preaches--she calls such slackers "Martha Dreamers" as opposed to "Martha Doers"--she is still a worthy goad.
We goad baseball player Albert Belle so much that All-Star-game manager Joe Torre must confine him to the dugout.