Definition of Goad

provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate some action or reaction

Examples of Goad in a sentence

During lunch in the cafeteria today, my rival tried to goad me into a fight so I would get suspended from school.  🔊

My mother is going to try and goad her dog into getting off the bed by offering him a treat.  🔊

As a teacher, Joan was constantly looking for positive ways to goad her students into reading more.  🔊

The mobster used a picture of the bank president’s daughter to goad the official into robbing the bank.  🔊

If someone is trying to goad you into a verbal conflict, sometimes the best thing you can do is simply walk away from that person.  🔊

The purpose of the medication is to goad the body into producing its own disease-fighting antibodies.  🔊

On the ranch, dogs are used to goad the sheep into going in the right direction.  🔊

Teachers should stand in the hallways during class changes to goad students into promptly going inside their classrooms.  🔊

During the football game, some of the away team’s players tried to goad members of our team into fumbling the ball.  🔊

Jordan tried to goad his daughter into doing her chores by freezing her allowance payments.  🔊

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