prim

Example Sentences

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Early in her career, Swift had a reputation for being prim and proper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

Not only are viewers watching boldface names eat, they’re also watching them eat foods that are considered distasteful — which goes against the prim and proper image that celebrities are expected to uphold.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2024

It is also, at the risk of sounding prim, worth noting how unusual it is for the Treasury to be teasing quite so much around tax cuts just before a big statement like this.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2023

A portrait of a prim young lady in bright brushstrokes was being sold for $5,190.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2023

And he looked up and laughed outright, for Jo’s prim manner was rather funny when he remembered how they had chatted about cricket when he brought the cat home.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott