dude
Example Sentences
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She has been with the show since it launched and has played a pivotal role in the host’s evolution from purveyor of dude humor to political commentator, people close to him said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
“This dude sees the world a little differently than us,” Alfredo worried.
From Slate • Mar. 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
This is just one thing that happened to this one dude.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
I didn’t know Ali Shekari yet, because this was only our second week, but I had seen him cause he was a seventeen-year-old dude and had a denim jacket with patches.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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