Word Finder - goal

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A result that one is attempting to achieve.

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My lifelong goal is to get into a Hollywood movie.

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In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object.

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The act of placing the object into the goal.

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A point scored in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal.

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A noun or noun phrase that receives the action of a verb. The subject of a passive verb or the direct object of an active verb. Also called a patient, target, or undergoer.

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To score a goal.

I'm too close to my goal to give up now.

And yet, it had been her goal for over three years.

You set your goal and accomplished it.

I was sure his goal was to eliminate the person or persons tracking him; the tipster.

The next goal was completing her training in pediatrics.

Paris, the ultimate goal, is reached.

Brahmanic pantheism and Buddhistic nihilism alike teach the unreality of the seeming world, and preach mystical absorption as the highest goal; in both, the sense of the worth of human personality is lost.

That goal was no closer now, but every second of her life was enjoyable now.

The goal was annihilation.

For the most part I escaped wonderfully from these dangers, either by proceeding at once boldly and without deliberation to the goal, as is recommended to those who run the gauntlet, or by keeping my thoughts on high things, like Orpheus, who, "loudly singing the praises of the gods to his lyre, drowned the voices of the Sirens, and kept out of danger."

My goal has been to enjoy what I have left then …die.

At that point her goal was a family of her own.

She was close to her goal.

Assuming she'd done all she was supposed to in order to achieve her goal, she would know his location within minutes.

The goal is reached.

We had a common goal for once in history... do you know who that bitch with him is?

It was our goal that by using a hammer and screwdriver, we could chisel and opening in the floor above.

No goal or purpose is discoverable in this eternal round; if the sun rises.

Victory over sin was the goal which he set before all his people.

Under the influence of the Cluniac revival, which began in the 10th century, pilgrimages became increasingly frequent; and the goal of pilgrimage was often Jerusalem.

Their goal had been to get rid of as many of the Others as possible and save Jessi, because Darian wasn't able to disable the dozens gathered at once.

In the same year he published Ober die Freiheit der Wissenschaft, in which he maintained the independence of science, whose goal was truth, against authority, and reproached the excessive respect for the latter in the Roman Church with the insignificant part played by the German Catholics in literature and philosophy.

Yet it may well be asked whether this is the final goal to be aimed at.

The goal of primary care has to be the promotion of good health.

I can't remember the goal but I'm sure it was incredibly fortunate.

My goal is not to convince people that the world will be perfect in the future.

Towards this goal of approximation to Cynicism the later Stoics had all along been tending.

Syria, and especially Gaza, was their chief goal.

My goal has been to enjoy what I have left then …die.

What's more, he enjoyed the camaraderie of the hordes of participants all with the same goal in mind.

It required only a fraction of a second to be reminded that her original career goal would never be achieved.

The team was absolved from blame on the first half goal.

One participant pointed out the danger of dependence on external mechanisms that are directly antithetical to the goal of peace building.

The goal of every spiritual aspirant is to realize his real nature.

A major goal of modern astrophysics is to understand how galaxies formed.

It was 13 minutes before Cardiff mounted a serious attack but Jason Koumas ' corner flew across goal without anyone getting the final touch.

The Kurds believe Turkey's goal would be to suppress the creation of a truly autonomous Kurdish state in northern Iraq.

Hundreds of men or boys depending on which game is being played, will endeavor to get the ba ' to their goal.

Features high impact molded backboard behind standard 5/8in x 18in goal.

Up front the three forward worked tirelessly and with more precision in front of goal could have had a bagful.

With all his might, he kicked the ball straight at the goal.

Offer the longer-term goal of eliminating the threat posed by ballistic missiles to all the people of the globe.

Its goal is to provide the most authoritative, publicly-available bathymetry for the world's oceans.

The goal is to become the natural choice for serious bettors worldwide.

But as they pushed for the opening goal the Ayr defense held tight to keep the scoreline blank at half time.

A goal certain to grace the next football bloopers video.

A late Queens ' goal following a Jesus defensive blunder spoilt what was a very good afternoon for Jesus.

Our goal is to excite both the specialty buyer and the customer with innovative designs, distinctive fabrics and incredible attention to detail.

All have been part of Mr. Basayev's declared goal to establish an Islamic caliphate, uniting the northern Caucasus in secession from Russia.

His goal scoring heroics in Tuscany were enough to earn him an international call-up at the ripe old age of 29.