Examples of poser in a Sentence
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Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
Much like how the Supreme collection adds Salem’s subterranean style to the closets of Depop posers, Red Dragon functions as a gallery of their rarest music for newcomers to gaze upon.
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Eli Enis,
Pitchfork,
21 May 2026
Get paid, hang out like the rest of these posers.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
Costumed reporters and awkward celebrity posers.
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Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Newsom became, by his own definition, a poser.
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Maya Singer,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2026
This means not undershooting to the point of looking passive and not overshooting to the point of looking like a poser.
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Gorick Ng,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
Portman plays a desperate, well, gallerist looking to offload a corpse as art during Miami’s annual poser-heavy Art Basel conference.
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Brent Lang,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2026
Rideshare posers have also allegedly raped passengers.
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Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
11 Aug. 2025
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Noun
There’s nothing catastrophically wrong with her eponymous protagonist: Lucy seems nice enough, has a distinct sense of style, and is witty enough to keep up with her very New York friend group that contains a healthy mix of genuine achievers and very cool posers.
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Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
Much like how the Supreme collection adds Salem’s subterranean style to the closets of Depop posers, Red Dragon functions as a gallery of their rarest music for newcomers to gaze upon.
—
Eli Enis,
Pitchfork,
21 May 2026
Get paid, hang out like the rest of these posers.
—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
Costumed reporters and awkward celebrity posers.
—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Newsom became, by his own definition, a poser.
—
Maya Singer,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2026
This means not undershooting to the point of looking passive and not overshooting to the point of looking like a poser.
—
Gorick Ng,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
Portman plays a desperate, well, gallerist looking to offload a corpse as art during Miami’s annual poser-heavy Art Basel conference.
—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2026
Rideshare posers have also allegedly raped passengers.
—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
11 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Poser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poser. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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poser
1 of 2 noun
pos·er
ˈpō-zər 
: a puzzling or baffling question
poser
2 of 2 noun
: a person who poses
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