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

I’ll admit it: I am a dork about pre-planning.

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2025

But worst of all, maybe, would be that I’d look like an irredeemable dork.

From Slate • Sep. 26, 2024

It’s best to leave that twist unspoiled, except to say that it does complicate any initial impression the audience may have of Susie as an adorable dork.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2023

With an almost comfortable distance from the thing itself as it really was, Colin thought about the dork mantra: sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green