prudish
Example Sentences
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The display eclipsed the return of garden gnomes to an event so prudish that the lawn ornaments have been allowed just once before in its 113-year history, and only then because it was for charity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
"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
The online response to the art was painfully scolding and prudish.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2025
“How prudent some people are here,” one user quipped, perhaps meaning to say prudish instead of prudent.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2023
I’ll tell you how we handled this problem; you may find it unseemly of me to bring it up, but I’m not so prudish about matters of this kind.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
