dude

Example Sentences

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“This dude sees the world a little differently than us,” Alfredo worried.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

He won some fame as a surfer dude in Amy Heckerling's 1982 hit teen flick "Fast Times at Ridgemont High."

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Why did anybody pretend to be surprised that this dude was a massive slimeball who cultivated other slimeballs?

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

You’re going to get a refresh of the QB’s bumbling history against the Patriots—including the miserable night with the Jets when he complained he was “seeing ghosts”—but this dude isn’t that dude.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

A dude with bulging muscles gives me a nod when I come in.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist