puerile

Example Sentences

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American artist Daniel Arsham has always flirted with the puerile.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Mozart, however, isn’t merely a puerile rascal, as his relationship with Lauren Worsham’s Constanze reveals.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

The early days were defined by blistering, puerile songs, many of which did not have choruses — a style that remains their trademark.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2024

Dent wrote in 2012 that I'm a Celebrity was a "puerile venture into starvation, televised constipation and animal cruelty" but admitted that "invariably, I do watch".

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2023

He did not speak down to her or at her, nor content himself with puerile questions about her life or monologues of his own activities.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison