Synonyms

pure as the driven snow

Idioms

Morally unsullied, chaste, as in She's just sixteen and pure as the driven snow. This simile dates from the late 1500s, although driven, which means “carried by the wind into drifts,” was occasionally omitted. It is heard less often today.

Example Sentences

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And the young man may have been as pure as the driven snow before he became a Washington Redskin.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 1, 2019

Maybe golf is as pure as the driven snow.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 25, 2019

They are all dedicated, pure as the driven snow.

From New York Times ● Feb. 19, 2018

Make no mistake, Spencer is not as pure as the driven snow.

From Golf Digest ● May 3, 2016

"You're as pure as the driven snow, little one."

From The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance by Robert W. (Robert William) Service

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