prim
Example Sentences
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Early in her career, Swift had a reputation for being prim and proper.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025
"The album is not for any pearl clutchers," she told CBS News, with reference to prim, prudish or easily offended people.
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025
Before each performance, the scene is set by a narrator who speaks in a prim, puritanical accent reminiscent of a bygone era.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2024
Not only are viewers watching boldface names eat, they’re also watching them eat foods that are considered distasteful — which goes against the prim and proper image that celebrities are expected to uphold.
From Salon • Jan. 29, 2024
“He was a frisky one. Fluffy was much more prim and proper.”
From "Doing Time Online" by Jan Siebold
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