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

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

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

From Slate • Sep. 26, 2024

He’s willing to try new things even if he might fail or look like a dork.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed