dude
Example Sentences
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She has been with the show since it launched and has played a pivotal role in the host’s evolution from purveyor of dude humor to political commentator, people close to him said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s name was wrong, and the meme used a picture of some random dude to stand in for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
A perversity in the script is that Frank is a manipulator and a gaslighter but overall a pretty good dude.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026
This Manscaped ad ends with a dude flushing his recently shaved chest hair down the toilet, immediately making the company a sworn enemy of plumbers and landlords nationwide.
From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026
And there’s Arthur, half the size of the dude dressed up as Captain America.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
Vocabulary lists containing dude
Least Presidential Vocabulary Used by Presidential Candidates during the GOP Debate (Sept. 16, 2015)
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