preppy

variants or preppie

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of preppy Think about it: the record companies forced them to be clean cut and preppy and all those things. Gary Gerard Hamilton, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Feb. 2023 The 2022 Grace Wales Bonner Sambas have the brand's signature vintage-preppy spin with sleek tones, contrast stitching, and satin lining. Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Dec. 2022 Channeling an on-trend preppy heritage look but with the comforting familiarity of traditional decorating styles, dark leather decor truly has it all. Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 2023 The frock featured white dress shirt cuffs and a sharp, contrasting collar with a black tie that mimicked the preppy Nevermore Academy uniform, and the whole look was cinched together with a metal corset belt. Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 19 Dec. 2022 See All Example Sentences for preppy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preppy
Noun
  • Although still a schoolboy preparing for his GCSEs, Monga was registered as an academy player and, as such, a club couldn’t approach him or his family officially.
    Rob Tanner, New York Times, 12 June 2025
  • Roberts, who often looked to me like an English schoolboy—rumpled shirt, rep tie—had worked with Tina to transform the British magazine Tatler from a staid society rag into a place of mischief.
    Hilton Als, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • Silent Hill f will follow Shimizu Hinako, a schoolgirl from the fictional regional Japanese town of Ebisugaoka, as her town is consumed by the series' signature fog.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
  • All of that parliamentary time, all of that effort, just to deter the schoolgirls of England from falling in love with each other in double maths.
    Claire Lynch June 3, Literary Hub, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • Besides adding four more days, Prime for Young Adults is offering a 6-month trial for students.
    Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025
  • There are only a few weeks left of summer before its time for teachers and students to return to Archdiocese of Louisville classrooms across the city.
    Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Such as: the impact of our revelations—on our subjects, on our readers, on ourselves.
    Stephanie Elizondo Griest June 30, Literary Hub, 30 June 2025
  • Their perspective echoed a widespread concern shared by many readers.
    Joshua Sammons, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • In a Monday statement, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong said China and Japan were working toward a constructive and stable relationship, and expressed his regret over the death of the Japanese schoolchild.
    Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Louisiana just enthusiastically passed a law designed to convert every schoolchild in the state to Christianity.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
Noun
  • In the musical, Kimberly’s schoolmates (played by Grace Capeless, Skye Alyssa Friedman, Darron Hayes and Pierce Wheeler) become a little Greek chorus of show-choir nerds, trying to reconcile their adolescent angst with the problems faced by the young woman aging before their eyes.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
  • Lilo, outcast by her schoolmates and coping with a gutting loss, felt the same way.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Those who plan to continue their education beyond their undergraduate degree can expect new borrowing caps against graduate, medical and law students.
    Jordan Green, The Tennessean, 8 July 2025
  • Those planning to continue their education beyond their undergraduate degree are slated to be impacted by new caps toward graduate, medical and law students.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • Currently, each school district can decide how many hours of a school day students can miss and still be counted as present.
    Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
  • The Prince and Princess of Wales continue to remain based in Windsor, living at Adelaide Cottage within Windsor Great Park, and George, Charlotte and Louis are day students at the nearby Lambrook School.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024

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“Preppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preppy. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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