pimply

Example Sentences

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One pimply teenage boy named Oscar explained he didn’t have the resources to pay for a lawyer.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2025

They seemed worldly, wiser, and way cooler than our pimply selves, even though they were actually just one or two years older.

From Salon • Jul. 16, 2022

For an adolescent, gossip was about currying favor, remaining on the inside of a group as a pimply teen terrified of being pushed outside.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2021

But Monica—an icon—said flatly: “It’s my looks. I’m a pimply whale.”

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2019

“If we get back,” Nicole said, and it made her arms goose pimply despite the heat.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray