purist

Example Sentences

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"Many people watching want to see beautiful football or purists want to see open play great goals back to front." he said.

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The finer details are still unclear but if there are any special rules or conditions attached, that's unlikely to go down well with purists.

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For a purist, and drivers who want to be on the limit at all times, this is not ideal.

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Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn says while there is clearly an audience for the sport, "it's a little bit barbaric for me, I am a boxing purist".

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That's because Brookes is a snowboarder's snowboarder, a "purist's dream", who takes far more joy in shredding on a powder day than competing on the world stage.

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