prudery
Example Sentences
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Poem-sequences dominate Muldoon’s storm of slaps against piety, prudery, cruelty and greed.
From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2021
My objection isn’t rooted in prudery but in artistic tact.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2019
But along with prurience and prudery, there’s outright oddness, too.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2014
Some things were just plain unacceptable even when buttoned-up 1950s prudery was beginning its retreat.
From The Guardian • Oct. 6, 2012
"Was it because the English prudery has disappeared in a corner?"
From Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
