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
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
"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
He pushed past the white dude and stood huge in the living room, looking all around until he turned and found me sitting on the couch.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.