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
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
There was a lot of figuring out my life in the first two albums — I’m begging for this dude or I’m staying with this guy way too long.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 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
I didn’t know what was wrong with dude, but it wasn’t no regular stomach flu or food poisoning.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
Vocabulary lists containing dude
Least Presidential Vocabulary Used by Presidential Candidates during the GOP Debate (Sept. 16, 2015)
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