How to Use pimp in a Sentence

pimp

1 of 2 noun
  • One day, the pimp saw her on the street and tried to abduct her.
    — Absurdity, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2022
  • When a guy hooks up with many girls, he's called a pimp in a good way.
    — Audra Heinrichs, ELLE, 19 Feb. 2022
  • The book was all about a pimp and trying to start a whorehouse.
    — Andrew Goldman, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2022
  • Gartley, who was 20 years old at the time, was the girl’s pimp.
    — oregonlive, 21 Jan. 2020
  • Nobody in his right mind would call Bogdanovich a pimp.
    — Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Brown said she was sent by her then-24-year-old boyfriend and pimp to make money.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Often, newcomers were drugged by their pimps to cope with the shame.
    — Choe Sang-Hun Jean Chung, New York Times, 2 May 2023
  • My eye will go quicker to what a pimp is wearing than to someone in a gray suit and tie.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2020
  • His pimp job was normal by today’s standards.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
  • This bill may keep victims safer by keeping pimps locked up, but there will always be more pimps.
    — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2023
  • Sure enough, a few pimps named Delicious and Suede stop by.
    — Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Traffickers or pimps made a lot of money from my body and were very abusive.
    — Ane Mathieson and Alexi Ashe Meyers, Marie Claire, 25 Nov. 2019
  • An ex-boyfriend, who acted as a pimp for other young girls, recruited her.
    — Freep.com, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Taking down ads doesn’t mean the pimps and predators start following the rules.
    — Nash Jenkins, Time, 27 Mar. 2018
  • Deuce meets a series of unusual women when a pimp uses him as bait to find a killer.
    — Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2021
  • Eventually, the pimp takes the teenage boy to live in a blue bordello by the sea.
    — Edmund White, Harper's magazine, 6 Jan. 2020
  • That's a recipe for disaster in a house full of young prostitutes and thuggish pimps.
    — John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2019
  • In season four, Rishi is working as a scummy for-hire researcher and pimp.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Hamilton began acting as their pimp, keeping a greater share of the money.
    — Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2018
  • The man told her that Tommie Drayton, the pimp who had battered her, was in jail.
    — oregonlive, 4 Nov. 2019
  • On the run from their pimp and his henchmen, three women embark on a wild and crazy journey in search of freedom.
    — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 14 Mar. 2021
  • For most of us, a family member is the first pimp, and that was her experience.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Richard Pryor was one of the stars of the film in a non-comedic role as something of a pimp's assistant.
    — Dave Lewis, latimes.com, 8 June 2018
  • Benson was a young mother who had been trafficked by an abusive pimp, according to the suit.
    — Everton Bailey Jr., OregonLive.com, 26 Dec. 2017
  • Supporters want more people to be involved and aware of the problem and what's being done by pimps.
    — Daily Southtown, 10 May 2018
  • Arsenio Hall has a scene-stealing role as a pimp named Tasty Freeze.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 June 2020
  • His family eventually explained to him that his dad was a pimp.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 21 June 2026
  • An unexpected incident forces the trio to go on the run to escape their pimp and his henchmen.
    — Ariana Brockington, refinery29.com, 19 Mar. 2021
  • In the case of Desiree Robinson, her alleged pimp and murderer have been charged in the case.
    — Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2018
  • The effort dovetails with a campaign by the state’s most famous pimp for a seat in the state Legislature.
    — Time, 11 June 2018

pimp

2 of 2 verb
  • Seniors drive them everywhere, and even pimp their rides to look like cars.
    — Elizabeth Koh, miamiherald, 29 June 2017
  • Sellers tried to pimp them to outsiders from hotels, truck stops or online.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 19 Oct. 2017
  • No one who cares about you could support your being pimped … and that includes you yourself.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
  • The golden rules of baseball -- don't have fun, don't pimp home runs, don't play with character.
    — Scottie Andrew and Jillian Martin, CNN, 30 June 2020
  • Looking back, Shirley wonders if her husband intended to pimp her all along.
    — USA Today, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Heru Amin Shabazz, 33, was charged with pimping and pandering, court records show.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • That deal dropped three charges of human trafficking and five additional counts of pimping from his case.
    — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The report gave no indication that Maira had pimped out other women.
    — Tonya Alanez, Sun-Sentinel.com, 22 May 2017
  • Joey has a few regrets about pimping his house with a Star Wars theater that cost more than the actual house.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Bregman pimped it madly, carrying his bat all the way down to first base, admiring his majestic shot.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2019
  • Additionally, Gansah was charged with pimping, court records show.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 28 Nov. 2025
  • From actors to chefs to Pulitzer winners, Chicago has a great lineup of authors coming to town to pimp out their words.
    — Samantha Nelson, RedEye Chicago, 9 May 2017
  • Many are young women, pimped under threats of spiritual damnation by juju healers.
    — Sean Williams, Harper's magazine, 19 Aug. 2019
  • Wan was originally charged with pimping and pandering.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Often absent, Bernhardt’s mother likely pimped her to wealthy patrons.
    — Rachel Shteir, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2018
  • He was then charged in California on a series of counts, including pimping minors.
    — Matt Richardson, Fox News, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Another is nightclub promoter and pimp Paul Snider, played by Dan Stevens.
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Hernandez and Smith now face felony charges of human trafficking, pimping, and pandering.
    — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2019
  • Toney Adger, 31, faces charges of human trafficking, pimping a minor, and two counts of pandering, court records show.
    — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 29 July 2019
  • Indeed, the largest demographic celebrating a man who pimped out 9-year-old girls might actually be grade school children in school plays.
    — Ian Graber-Stiehl, The Root, 1 Sep. 2017
  • In one case, the club Temptations disclosed that the club had fired an employee who was involved in pimping on Bourbon Street.
    — Kevin Litten, NOLA.com, 25 Jan. 2018
  • For five years, Ave and the other children trapped there — three of them aged six and under — were brutally pimped by their trafficker until a neighbor summoned the cops.
    — Natalia Paradies, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
  • As teens, Kayla and her twin sister, Katrina, were pimped by a relative’s employer.
    — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2023
  • This responsibility to maintain and pimp up the self everyday is exhausting and still leaves us with no real feeling of connection to others.
    — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Since when did the Kentucky House of Representatives start pimping for Hallmark?
    — Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, 14 Feb. 2020
  • Accompanied by pictures of the young footballer walking back to his car from his choice of eatery, Mail readers were told exactly how much the player's 'pimped-up' vehicle is worth.
    — SI.com, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Shae, a 17-year-old regularly getting pimped out, nonchalantly tries to entice another runaway for her pimp using a burger and fries.
    — Willa Paskin, Slate Magazine, 23 Mar. 2017
  • Dennis, 32, was sentenced to six years in the Colorado Department of Corrections for the pimping charge, court records show.
    — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 4 June 2026
  • Johns also was indicted on two counts of pimping the girls, pandering procurement of a child for prostitution and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, all felonies.
    — Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post, 28 June 2019
  • The suspect was also found at the hotel, police said, adding that she was arrested on suspicion of human trafficking and other charges related to pimping and pandering.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025

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