How to Use purist in a Sentence
purist
noun
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Not for fries purists, but purism does tend to take the fun out of things.
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Robert Philpot,
star-telegram,
13 July 2018
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Yes, yes, that’s heresy to Disney purists of the old school.
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Dewayne Bevil,
orlandosentinel.com,
9 July 2019
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Making the distinction in this way seems to stack the deck against the purist.
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Corey Robin,
The New Yorker,
12 Nov. 2020
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Cider purists, fear not—the classic stuff is still on tap, too.
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Marissa Wu,
Southern Living,
21 Aug. 2023
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Not all fans or baseball purists feel the same way about Trevor Bauer.
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Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2023
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For vinyl purists and music lovers, April 21 is your jam.
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Annie Alleman,
Aurora Beacon-News,
11 Apr. 2018
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Not one for the purists so maybe a good choice for a second viewing.
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Benny Har-Even,
Forbes,
16 Aug. 2024
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The same busy schedule left less time for the profiles that tend to drive sports purists nuts.
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David Bauder,
The Seattle Times,
24 Feb. 2018
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This rugged range in the Rockies is paradise for ski purists.
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Jen Murphy,
Sunset Magazine,
13 Jan. 2020
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Jones was a purist, a rockist, a bluesist, a retro snob.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2023
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For purists, fear not—concrete has not gone by the wayside.
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Rachel Gallaher,
Robb Report,
19 Nov. 2023
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The conifer is not a pine — purists prefer to call it Wollemia — and is named for the park where it was found, , pronounced .
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Washington Post,
22 Jan. 2020
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But purists and pros would certainly have a thing or two to say about that.
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Popular Science,
4 Sep. 2019
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But for the streaming purist, this should be enough to get you through the MLB postseason.
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Jacob Bogage,
The Denver Post,
6 Oct. 2019
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No worries, purists, the famous opening crawl is part of the new movie.
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Felecia Wellington Radel,
USA TODAY,
20 Dec. 2019
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It's being sold to the public with the highest and purist motives.
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Author: Cal Thomas | Opinion,
Anchorage Daily News,
13 Feb. 2018
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Indeed, some trout purists and bass freaks wouldn’t so much as touch a carp let alone fish for them.
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Jim Gronaw,
Baltimore Sun,
23 July 2023
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There’s always going to be the skeptics and the purists and the armchair critics.
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Rebecca Keegan,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2023
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This was a game for the football purists and was filled with legends who stamped their mark on so many clubs.
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SI.com,
5 Oct. 2019
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Home runs are one way (though purists find too many as tedious as none at all).
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Ann Killion,
SFChronicle.com,
10 July 2019
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Nobody should feel compelled to be a purist, Hoadley says.
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Tovah Martin,
Washington Post,
27 Feb. 2024
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The basketball purists are ready to pounce on me for even asking.
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Jason Williams,
The Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2023
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Can a colon cleanse detoxify your body to its purist form?
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Mackenzie Wagoner,
Vogue,
1 Jan. 2019
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Alvy, a botanist and devoted purist, has doubts, but his love for Rachel prompts him to take a leap of faith.
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Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2021
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Simon, who worked with Ankrah back in the day, is a purist who serves it sans the extra citrus.
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Gabe Bergado,
Bon Appétit,
14 Feb. 2023
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For the purist, sitting down to catch a game on television is more than enough.
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Henry Flynn,
Forbes,
8 Apr. 2021
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On the food side, there are some basics that are important for me as a purist.
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Rebecca Holland,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2022
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The purist in me cringed, not wanting to take music into the cathedral of Zion Canyon.
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Brendan Leonard,
Outside Online,
30 May 2020
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Red-meat purists are unlikely to gobble up the turkey variety.
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Cnn.com Wire Service,
The Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2024
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This means that some liberals are no longer climate purists and some conservatives are no longer climate skeptics.
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Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash,
Forbes,
30 Sep. 2024
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