Example Sentences

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I don’t read murder mysteries — I’ve always been too nerdish for that.

From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2020

While Pivotal's approach to morning punctuality may seem endearingly nerdish, the business is in fact one of the most successful companies most people have never heard of.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2016

There is something comforting and proudly nerdish about walking around in black ankle socks and a pair of casual slides.

From Washington Post • Jul. 15, 2016

Although his hair is grey, his eyes behind the unfashionable glasses are those of an unhappy, nerdish boy.

From The Guardian • Mar. 31, 2016

Under his nerdish SF-fan exterior is a core of iron.

From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Sterling, Bruce