prudes in English
noun
1
a person who is or claims to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity.
Ms Sheppard said: ‘People tend to think of the Victorians as prudes but this dress is quite revealing.’
Use "prudes" in a sentence
Below are sample sentences containing the word "prudes" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "prudes", or refer to the context using the word "prudes" in the English Dictionary.
1. Synonyms for Bluenoses include puritans, prudes, moralists, wowsers, killjoys, prigs, goody-goodies, old maids, pietists and schoolmarms
2. Leanne Peters from the ACT Nudist Club in the capital Canberra said Australia would look like a "haven for prudes" in the unlikely event that laws passed parliament.