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Get to know Prim better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like dainty or straightlaced.

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Prim meaning

  1. Of a person, their manner or appearance: Formal and precise; stiffly decorous.
  2. Of a person: Prudish; straight-laced.
  3. Of things: Neat; trim.

Synonyms of Prim

dainty straight-laced straightlaced strait-laced straitlaced square-toed puritanical prudish prissy priggish refined twee niminy-piminy mincing tight-laced

Using Prim

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of a person, their manner or appearance: Formal and precise; stiffly decorous. | Of a person: Prudish; straight-laced. | Of things: Neat; trim.
  • Useful related words include: dainty, straight-laced, straightlaced, strait-laced.
  • In the example corpus, prim often appears in combinations such as: prim and, in prim, the prim.

Context around Prim

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 8 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Prim

  • In this selection, "prim" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, losing, kill, film, comes, dark and yet stand out and add context to how "prim" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 3po s prim and proper and defies the prim and proper. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "prim" sits close to words such as abominable, acolytes and acv, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with prim

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Prim comes from a long line of law enforcement. (9 words)

In the second film, Prim is no longer the scared little girl. (12 words)

Khera said Prim Minister Modi’s credibility was on “test once again”. (12 words)

Her accent flawless (in that very prim, written-by-Richard-Curtis way), Zellweger similarly nails the spirited, neurotic melancholy that makes Bridget such a likable character, despite all the reasons we probably wouldn’t be able to stand her in reality. (41 words)

U.S. Attorney Prim Escalona, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General Special Agent in Charge Derrick Jackson announced the sentencing today of Heidi Robertson for her role in the scheme. (40 words)

Nettles defies the prim and proper stereotype for women with the description of being foul-mouthed and fierce, making her different from the Targaryen's female dragonriders, who carry themselves with grace and poise. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

Knowing that losing Prim would break Katniss's spirit, Coin gave the order to kill Prim when she no longer needed Katniss to be the Mockingjay.

Nettles defies the prim and proper stereotype for women with the description of being foul-mouthed and fierce, making her different from the Targaryen's female dragonriders, who carry themselves with grace and poise.

Prim comes from a long line of law enforcement.

She is devastated by Prim’s death and the sight of her sister’s beloved cat sends Katniss into a downward spiral of grief.

The performers start the show in prim dark buttoned-up black floor-length dresses with corsets, so you’re happy to see them explode out of those restricting, repressive outfits for the second half.

Fashionistas are clamoring to get their hands on — or feet in — the prim-yet-pragmatic kicks.

Mackenzie Jones was a co-recipient of the 2024 William McIlrath Resilience Scholarship which was presented by Prim, left, and Michael Winston-Smith, right.

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PRIM.

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In the second film, Prim is no longer the scared little girl.

Literally one of the first two droids the world was ever shown, C-3PO’s prim and proper demeanor has always been front and center when dealing with this memorable droid.

Sally begins to develop a sartorial sensibility that reflects her double life: she dresses in prim, Betty-approved garb at home and experiments more in the big city.

U.S. Attorney Prim Escalona, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General Special Agent in Charge Derrick Jackson announced the sentencing today of Heidi Robertson for her role in the scheme.

When Katniss was in the 74th Hunger Games she saw Rue as she saw Prim.

And contrary to the image of fuel-sipping vehicles as prim and proper, the new Mustang will be fast, with electric motors capable of generating tremendous power from a standing start.

Her accent flawless (in that very prim, written-by-Richard-Curtis way), Zellweger similarly nails the spirited, neurotic melancholy that makes Bridget such a likable character, despite all the reasons we probably wouldn’t be able to stand her in reality.

His arrest has also shaken his hometown, Kirkenes, a prim, fjord-side community in Norway’s far north that has close economic ties with Russia.

Her light makeup and modest, even prim, clothes were a contrast to those of her fashionably dressed sister-in-law, Ri Sol-ju.

Khera said Prim Minister Modi’s credibility was on “test once again”.

Lansbury’s signature role was often rather prim and proper, but as the account highlights, she definitely had a more playful side too.

Prim and proper Lily lives a vapid existence in her wealthy, overbearing stepdad's baroque mansion, while social outcast Amanda spends her days in isolation, watching TV and mimicking emotions.

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Common combinations with prim

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "prim" in a sentence?
An example: "Knowing that losing Prim would break Katniss's spirit, Coin gave the order to kill Prim when she no longer needed Katniss to be the Mockingjay." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "prim" from authentic English texts.
What does "prim" mean?
Prim means: Of a person, their manner or appearance: Formal and precise; stiffly decorous.
What are synonyms of "prim"?
Common synonyms of "prim" include: dainty, straight-laced, straightlaced, strait-laced, straitlaced, square-toed, puritanical, prudish. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "prim" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "prim", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.