Examples of poser in a Sentence
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2023
Del Rey wasn’t a poser, the thinking went, so much as a satirist.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2023
Guy who’s a poser?
—Patrick Berry, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2022
Callahan's a poser.
—James Brown, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2022
Other than Rowan, Linda and other members of the support group, everyone is some sort of poser, striving for recognition.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 July 2022
Meanwhile, a fake Jedi is a swell idea for a character, but Nanjiani's poser spent more time talking about being a swindler than actually doing any faking.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 22 June 2022
Jacobs-Jenkins also sharpens his barbs again with the appearance of a delightful poser, Rashaad (Pearson again), but the script shows some fraying as the playwright tries to stitch together fragments that don’t quite fit.
—Terry Byrne, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2022
Might even wear some Vans or something and dress like a poser.
—Joseph Goodman, al, 17 June 2022
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Noun
Ben is a 21st century variation on the Gen X slacker, the kind of guy who acts like anything that’s not on the Criterion Channel isn’t worth bothering with and anybody who actually cares about something is a sellout, a poser, or a hypocrite.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2023
Del Rey wasn’t a poser, the thinking went, so much as a satirist.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2023
Guy who’s a poser?
—Patrick Berry, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2022
Callahan's a poser.
—James Brown, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2022
Other than Rowan, Linda and other members of the support group, everyone is some sort of poser, striving for recognition.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 July 2022
Meanwhile, a fake Jedi is a swell idea for a character, but Nanjiani's poser spent more time talking about being a swindler than actually doing any faking.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 22 June 2022
Jacobs-Jenkins also sharpens his barbs again with the appearance of a delightful poser, Rashaad (Pearson again), but the script shows some fraying as the playwright tries to stitch together fragments that don’t quite fit.
—Terry Byrne, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2022
Might even wear some Vans or something and dress like a poser.
—Joseph Goodman, al, 17 June 2022
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“Poser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poser. Accessed 3 Dec. 2023.
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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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