priggish

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Isabel, unmarried, priggish and devoted to her housekeeping routine, lives alone in her family’s home, ostensibly keeping it safe for the brother who inherited it.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2024

It was hardly the first role that allowed him to explore fussy or priggish characters.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2023

Q. What is the main complaint among the more priggish Losers about competing in the Invitational?

From Washington Post • May 20, 2021

The corporate culture that it reflects and embodies is, above all, sanctimoniousness, nostalgic, and priggish.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 19, 2019

Galahad, a priggish, mute little boy, was playing some private game with his dolls—to which he remained attached long after most boys would have taken to soldiers.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White