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

There was a lot of figuring out my life in the first two albums — I’m begging for this dude or I’m staying with this guy way too long.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

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

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

“That dapper and dashing dude is a real estate tycoon! I’ve seen his commercials on TV.”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein