How to Use dude in a Sentence

dude

noun
  • OK, dude, whatever you say.
  • The dudes made the most of their big awards show outing.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The dude is 11 years old and is running around like a pup.
    Morgan Korn, ABC News, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Well, the dude is back, and making up for a whole lot of lost time.
    Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2023
  • Dad used to talk to Oscar the Grouch, daughter got to sing to the trash dude.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 23 Mar. 2023
  • This dude has so much dog in him and so much heart, so much want-to.
    Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 30 Aug. 2023
  • A lot of dudes come back from the offseason out of shape.
    Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2023
  • That dude’s plastic bag might have split on his way to the car.
    Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 23 Apr. 2023
  • And my daughter [who appears in the video] is a star, dude.
    Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2024
  • This dude went from beloved to burger in record time, no?
    Vulture, 1 June 2023
  • Man…the first dude that took me under his wing when I got signed in 2009.
    Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Now these old white dudes got to come back and reclaim it?
    Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Setting a screen in the half-court for a dude my size is kind of insane.
    Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Health workers kept the door to my room open, and big dudes guarded it through the night.
    Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2023
  • And maybe the dude who held my mom up at gunpoint and stole her car gets caught.
    Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Willie Nelson: The dude must have made a deal with the devil to be so good for this long.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2023
  • Small-town skater dude, had a band, had a ramp in his backyard, had a fanzine.
    Brad Cohan, SPIN, 13 June 2023
  • Who is the dude naked Ariana is playing with in the pool?
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Because this was my favorite toy, the dude and I fell in love.
    Nadeen Currie, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Tired of seeing a bunch of women duke it out for one of three dudes.
    Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The outfit combo makes every dude look like a punk rock god about to take the stage.
    Yoora Kim, Seventeen, 28 Mar. 2023
  • That dude who blew out his flip flop is now worth more than $600 million.
    Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Drain the meat in a mesh colander (just like pasta, dudes) to get rid of excess grease.
    Corey Inscoe, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The young kid and two old dudes, all sharing a house together.
    Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 7 Jan. 2024
  • The dude is a bonafide stud coming off a unanimous Cy Young win.
    Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 29 Mar. 2023
  • This canvas apron is a great gift for dudes who love to cook or want to start learning their way around the kitchen.
    Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2023
  • But there was never, in his entire life, a Me Too story about the dude.
    Vulture, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Hound and Harvest is a team-up between two dudes who’ve shared the same roof before.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 19 June 2023
  • Certain dudes got brought to those teams that would put up with certain stuff.
    The Indianapolis Star, 8 Mar. 2024
  • This dude was one of the most beautiful coolest dudes EVER man.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 31 July 2023

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