How to Use purist in a Sentence

purist

noun
  • No purist was he, right from the start.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Look away, Nordic sauna purists.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
  • To that end, Moss is no purist.
    — Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Old-World purists, avert your eyes.
    — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 7 June 2026
  • The party trick that’ll make purists smile?
    — Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Not for fries purists, but purism does tend to take the fun out of things.
    — Robert Philpot, star-telegram, 13 July 2018
  • But purists have seen the sport change as prize money has soared.
    — Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Cider purists, fear not—the classic stuff is still on tap, too.
    — Marissa Wu, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Home runs are one way (though purists find too many as tedious as none at all).
    — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 10 July 2019
  • This is not a sound signature for purists at all.
    — PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Not one for the purists so maybe a good choice for a second viewing.
    — Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The purists will take you out in the alley and work you over with a two-by-four.
    — Joe Queenan, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2017
  • This pitching matchup will have the purists drooling.
    — Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • But purists and pros would certainly have a thing or two to say about that.
    — Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2019
  • Sunday’s game was not for baseball purists.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
  • Some include fruit that purists might not approve of, but that should be tried.
    — Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Indeed, some trout purists and bass freaks wouldn’t so much as touch a carp let alone fish for them.
    — Jim Gronaw, Baltimore Sun, 23 July 2023
  • Ross isn’t afraid to put his own spin on the classics, either—purists be damned.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2026
  • There’s certainly a case where purists may not like some, or all, of these changes.
    — Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The same busy schedule left less time for the profiles that tend to drive sports purists nuts.
    — David Bauder, The Seattle Times, 24 Feb. 2018
  • This rugged range in the Rockies is paradise for ski purists.
    — Jen Murphy, Sunset Magazine, 13 Jan. 2020
  • The basketball purists are ready to pounce on me for even asking.
    — Jason Williams, The Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Not all fans or baseball purists feel the same way about Trevor Bauer.
    — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
  • On this, father and son agree, though Robinson is not a purist.
    — Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
  • On one side are the virtuous purists who refuse to spoil it for themselves.
    — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 10 Aug. 2017
  • Yes, purists love pitching duels.
    — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2026
  • Making the distinction in this way seems to stack the deck against the purist.
    — Corey Robin, The New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2020
  • On the food side, there are some basics that are important for me as a purist.
    — Rebecca Holland, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022
  • No worries, purists, the famous opening crawl is part of the new movie.
    — Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2019
  • For the purist, sitting down to catch a game on television is more than enough.
    — Henry Flynn, Forbes, 8 Apr. 2021

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