dude

Example Sentences

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There was a lot of figuring out my life in the first two albums — I’m begging for this dude or I’m staying with this guy way too long.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Why did anybody pretend to be surprised that this dude was a massive slimeball who cultivated other slimeballs?

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

The company gets good mileage out of Boone’s trademark backflip here, but yeah—goodbye forever, dude!

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026

He’s the dude giving Matthew Stafford a race for league MVP.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

“You’re the dude from the commercial!” at least a dozen kids said to Kyle as he strolled through the Rotunda Reading Room.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein