dork
Example Sentences
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I’ll admit it: I am a dork about pre-planning.
From Salon • Dec. 28, 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
SWEEENEY: How much of a dork I am.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2024
I don't dork out, don't drop my tray in the cafeteria, trip on the stairs, nothing like that.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
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