dude

Example Sentences

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A perversity in the script is that Frank is a manipulator and a gaslighter but overall a pretty good dude.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 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 a resilient dude and a competitor. A winner," Seattle head coach Mike Macdonald told AFP.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

But to snap a portrait of one delicious little donut dude with a backdrop of the city that embraces him.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

And one showing this big, nasty, robot-type dude, except you could see whiskers and a long tail sticking out.

From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli