prude

Example Sentences

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Nobody wants to be unsophisticated, or a prude.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

I like to make jokes, I like to have all this bravado, but I’m really kind of a prude and shy.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2024

Rivera’s not a prude; he will utter an expletive into the microphone if the occasion calls for it.

From Washington Post • Oct. 2, 2022

I’ll make the season frightful myself with picks from around the world that include a prude mutant, a vengeful witch, a tortured musician and a demonic dinner.

From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2021

He is not a prude, or judgmental, but he knows what he wants and lets nothing deter him.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove