dork

Example Sentences

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If I looked like a dork, at least I could zoom quickly past the judgment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

He doesn’t seem to be acting like a dork for the sake of views, or to trick us into believing his falsities.

From Slate • Dec. 17, 2024

Jeff is so wonderfully characterized as a huge dork.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2023

He's created a cult of dork solidarity around him, one committed to a "Revenge of the Nerds"-style fantasy of ruining Twitter for all those blue-checked people who make them feel bad about themselves.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2022

But that doesn’t make him out to be a bad kid, just a dork.

From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea