dork

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, Tess beams with satisfaction that age alone has made Anna a dork and her the cool grandma.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025

He doesn’t seem to be acting like a dork for the sake of views, or to trick us into believing his falsities.

From Slate • Dec. 17, 2024

I worried for a bit that I was becoming a slightly self-involved dork, the sort of person who might, in earnest, Instagram a gratitude list.

From Salon • Nov. 28, 2024

If it comes in the form of a charmless dork out of revenge for all the cool kids who aren't impressed by his money, so be it.

From Salon • May 25, 2023

“I remember thinking that. You were dork chic before dork chic was chic.”

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green