dude
Example Sentences
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“Now everyone knows where the rich dude that blocks public access lives,” Levy told commissioners, as the sun rose behind him.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Arthur is a creepy dude, a generic-looking cellphone store employee with an incomprehensible plan.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Why did anybody pretend to be surprised that this dude was a massive slimeball who cultivated other slimeballs?
From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026
The company gets good mileage out of Boone’s trademark backflip here, but yeah—goodbye forever, dude!
From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026
An Asian dude, maybe, like, seventeen, opens the door.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
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Vocabulary lists containing dude
Least Presidential Vocabulary Used by Presidential Candidates during the GOP Debate (Sept. 16, 2015)
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