dude

Example Sentences

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He won some fame as a surfer dude in Amy Heckerling's 1982 hit teen flick "Fast Times at Ridgemont High."

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

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

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

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

This Manscaped ad ends with a dude flushing his recently shaved chest hair down the toilet, immediately making the company a sworn enemy of plumbers and landlords nationwide.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026

School is a breeze, probably because Mrs. Fisher’s out, and the sub—this skinny dude with a ponytail—spends more time talking to us about his life than using the lesson notes I know Mrs. Fisher left.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist