Examples of prissy in a Sentence
She was too prissy to wear jeans.
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The composer shows himself a cartoonish James Bond-type, battling with his prissy critics, while also dallying with his seductive wife, who is represented in opulent violin solos.
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Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
As Berenger’s prissy friend Gene, the character who transforms the most during the course of the play, Phillip Taratula changes in both body and soul.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
18 Mar. 2026
Only on Industry can listening to one’s conscience come off as prissy and weak.
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Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
Despite its heavy premise, the movie also has absurdities, among them Conan O’Brien as a judgmental, prissy therapist.
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
9 Dec. 2025
Albee's 1962 play won a Tony Award, and would have also won a Pulitzer Prize for drama, if the prissy trustees of Columbia University hadn't overruled the jury.
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Jim Higgins,
Journal Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2023
McGregor speaks with a prissy American accent that in its own way is as expressive as Ray’s trumpet playing.
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Mark Feeney,
BostonGlobe.com,
20 Oct. 2022
After her father’s death, Delilah Green grew up in the company of her frosty stepmother, Isabel, and prissy stepsister, Astrid—so as soon as high school was over, Delilah left town and never looked back.
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Keely Weiss,
Harper's BAZAAR,
25 Feb. 2022
Bows may seem prissy, but there's actually surprisingly versatile.
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Bella Cacciatore,
Glamour,
9 Dec. 2021
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Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
As Berenger’s prissy friend Gene, the character who transforms the most during the course of the play, Phillip Taratula changes in both body and soul.
—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
18 Mar. 2026
Only on Industry can listening to one’s conscience come off as prissy and weak.
—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
Despite its heavy premise, the movie also has absurdities, among them Conan O’Brien as a judgmental, prissy therapist.
—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
9 Dec. 2025
Albee's 1962 play won a Tony Award, and would have also won a Pulitzer Prize for drama, if the prissy trustees of Columbia University hadn't overruled the jury.
—
Jim Higgins,
Journal Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2023
McGregor speaks with a prissy American accent that in its own way is as expressive as Ray’s trumpet playing.
—
Mark Feeney,
BostonGlobe.com,
20 Oct. 2022
After her father’s death, Delilah Green grew up in the company of her frosty stepmother, Isabel, and prissy stepsister, Astrid—so as soon as high school was over, Delilah left town and never looked back.
—
Keely Weiss,
Harper's BAZAAR,
25 Feb. 2022
Bows may seem prissy, but there's actually surprisingly versatile.
—
Bella Cacciatore,
Glamour,
9 Dec. 2021
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“Prissy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prissy. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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