prosed; prosing
pro se
4 of 4adjective or adverb
ˈprō-ˈsā 
-ˈsē
: on one's own behalf : without an attorney
a pro se action
a defendant's right to proceed pro se
Examples of prose in a Sentence
Noun
… the esteemed critic James Wood reaches out to assure "the common reader" … that his prose is as free as he can make it of what James Joyce termed "the true scholastic stink" of so much academic writing.
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Walter Kirn, New York Times Book Review, 17 Aug. 2008
Like many two-person writing teams, this one produces its share of three-legged prose and redundancy.
—James McManus, New York Times Book Review, 15 Apr. 2001
In my own work I felt a need to hurry from climax as in film montage, or even in Joycean prose with its strings of firecracker words …
—Arthur Miller, Timebends, 1987
She writes in very clear prose.
Verb
'In the meantime,' said Traddles, coming back to his chair; 'and this is the end of my prosing about myself, I get on as well as I can. I don't make much, but I don't spend much … '
—Charles Dickens, David Copperfield, 1850
Walter Kirn, New York Times Book Review, 17 Aug. 2008
Like many two-person writing teams, this one produces its share of three-legged prose and redundancy.
—James McManus, New York Times Book Review, 15 Apr. 2001
In my own work I felt a need to hurry from climax as in film montage, or even in Joycean prose with its strings of firecracker words …
—Arthur Miller, Timebends, 1987
She writes in very clear prose.
Verb
'In the meantime,' said Traddles, coming back to his chair; 'and this is the end of my prosing about myself, I get on as well as I can. I don't make much, but I don't spend much … '
—Charles Dickens, David Copperfield, 1850
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Kelsey Piper, Vox, 12 May 2025
Nguyen’s characters feel full and real and his prose is quickly captivating.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2025
This cheerfully genre-crossing autobiographical novel is told in rhyming couplets with some prose sections interspersed.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Rahmani explained the challenges judges face when working with plaintiffs who are pro se.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Their prose tends to be overwrought; their dialogue is clunky and unsubtle.
—Kelsey Piper, Vox, 12 May 2025
Nguyen’s characters feel full and real and his prose is quickly captivating.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Adjective
His prose style is masterful and humorously conversational.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2025
This cheerfully genre-crossing autobiographical novel is told in rhyming couplets with some prose sections interspersed.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
Adjective or adverb
After consulting with his parents, Dempsey decided not to retain counsel as an objector and instead represent himself pro se, figuring his words might carry more weight that way.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Rahmani explained the challenges judges face when working with plaintiffs who are pro se.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Prose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prose. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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