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
A pimply lieutenant came in every half-hour to lie that the officers were busy, weren’t there, were long gone, and had never been there to begin with.
From Slate ● May 21, 2018
Of course, it means that when they get mad or nervous they turn red and pimply, but nothing’s perfect, right?
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
