dork
Example Sentences
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If I looked like a dork, at least I could zoom quickly past the judgment.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
In fact, I’m such a dork about “Ms. Pac-Man” that I have a tabletop version at my house, but when I go to Barcade I’ll still play.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2025
It was nice to see Jeremy Strong, who, hilariously, plays off the perception of him as a no-fun dork on set.
From Slate • Feb. 10, 2025
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
Somewhere in this world—in China or India or a remote section of Africa—there was probably a bigger dork than me.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
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