nerd
Example Sentences
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This is a real subculture that people obsess over and I just wanted to find an excuse to nerd about it and also teach people this kind of new era of battle rap.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
Silicon Valley’s success and mythmaking long ago transformed the once-ridiculed computer nerd into the cool tech bro.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
Sentimental Value was named best international feature, and director Joachim Trier joked: "I'm just a film nerd from Norway, this means so much."
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
It gave us an opportunity to nerd out and say, “We’re in the ’20s and ’30s, now we’re in the ’60s” and really play with the form.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
He half expected somebody to come stumbling out of one of the closets, a nerd who had snuck in when nobody was looking.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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