How to Use dude in a Sentence

dude

1 of 2 noun
  • OK, dude, whatever you say.
  • Again — tough, tough, tough dude.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 9 May 2026
  • But the dude gives the ball away.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
  • There were yells of bro and dude.
    — Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
  • How long is this dude gonna play?
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
  • That dude hasn’t been here in years.
    — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 18 June 2026
  • Way to take the high road, dude.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The guys who did this are good dudes.
    — Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • He a white dude from the racist times.
    — Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Could the trio of old dudes play well?
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
  • And these guys are … these are bad dudes.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The dude is ready to play at all times.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The dude is unique, to say the least.
    — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Teoscar, one of the great dudes in the game.
    — Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • And man, those dudes just work their tail off.
    — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Um, do whatcha gotta, dude, and take care.
    — Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The dude found dead in the ranch with his throat slit.
    — Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • When the film opens, things aren’t too bad for the dude.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
  • No, that was some of the best times of your life, dude.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Chris is kinda a out there dude.
    — Outside Online, 11 Mar. 2026
  • But dudes with a lot to prove came up with the big chunk plays.
    — Jeff Howe, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
  • These dudes be laying on the floor.
    — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
  • That dude was such a leader in that way.
    — Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
  • This dude is a turnover machine.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Like, what is coming out of that dude?
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The dude performs like rent is due.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The dudes are still making movies at this age.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Jay, dude, why bother at this point?
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 June 2026
  • The juice from his dudes wasn't much better.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
  • That was 14 years ago, and the dude is still goin’.
    — Corky Carroll, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026

dude

2 of 2 verb
  • James sits down across from another guy, some dude no one knows.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
  • But dude, it is stocked to the gills with, uh, pun intended.
    — Outside Online, 30 July 2025
  • When Mike Eps smacks that dude in the movie that nug is as frosty.
    — Lindsey Bartlett, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
  • But then dude, the Lord gifted me with an arrest.
    — Outside Online, 30 July 2025
  • Behind-the-scenes-slap-on-the wrist diplomacy won’t do the trick, dude.
    — J.d. Crowe | [email protected], al, 2 Mar. 2021
  • If the creepy dude down the block did it, most people would hope for some old-school street justice against him.
    — Mark R. Weaver, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
  • That dude either has nothing going on up there or a s--- ton going on up there.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Tatum did not disclose how his shoulder had come to be separated, but dude is a hoofer.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Let your streaming weekend be full of best actor contenders new and old, with a best spongey dude thrown in for fun.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The clueless mostly dude lawmakers who are in charge just can’t help themselves.
    — J.d. Crowe | [email protected], al, 18 May 2021
  • Every dude 25 or under seems to have weird, matted bedhead, and that’s their look?
    — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Greg opens his heart to the possibility of a real friendship with this bonkers dude.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Phillies utility dude Dylan Moore.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The Birmingham via Huntsville duo wraps fire-bomb subversion in radio-kiss melody and whoa-dude raw-power.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Really, dude who the producers convinced to give another contestant a present?
    — Lia Beck, refinery29.com, 9 Dec. 2020
  • Chill the heck out, dude Nix grew up under a heat lamp, the son of a coach, the son of a former SEC QB.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Johnson stars in so many dude movies that the fantasy adventure (based on the Disney theme-park ride) offers a refreshing change of pace – and even some romance.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2021
  • Mabel is welcomed by the local beaver community, notably their gentle king, George, a let’s-keep-the-peace sort of dude who’s the soul of tolerance.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026
  • By the 1980s llamas had become staple attractions at petting zoos, fairs, dude ranches and private parties.
    — Popular Science, 21 Dec. 2020
  • No, in his photographic selfies, Eli Fuchs was simply a young Brooklyn dude trying to create an idealized image of himself—to picture himself as a star.
    — David Kamp, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025

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