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
Prudes are going to be prudish, so no point in trying to appease them in a show that’s all about the havoc that’s wrought when human biology is denied by moralistic zealots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
"Weirdly, considering I'm quite prudish, I've found it really fun tapping into this world," she told the BBC.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2023
Knight's "Great Expectations" isn't for the prudish or for purists, which those who saw his rendition of "A Christmas Carol" probably guessed.
From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2023
I’m not prudish, Kitty, and yet every time they give a blow-by-blow account of their trips to the bathroom, which they often do, my whole body rises in revolt.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
