poindexter

Example Sentences

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Nerdy math types multiplied in this year’s lineup, though no character exactly fit the stereotypical image of a poindexter.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2025

Instead of the unassuming poindexter of the early 2000s, Garfield’s Peter skateboarded and brooded.

From The Guardian • Dec. 13, 2018

He had come to my K-12 school in fifth grade as a poindexter outcast, but by ninth grade we were friendly.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2012

If he were a cartoon character, he'd be the pain-in-the-ass poindexter who is all the time dispelling the mysteries that fascinate his buddies.

From Eastern Standard Tribe by Doctorow, Cory