How to Use purist in a Sentence

purist

noun

• Not for fries purists, but purism does tend to take the fun out of things.
  — Robert Philpot, star-telegram, 13 July 2018
• Yes, yes, that’s heresy to Disney purists of the old school.
  — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 9 July 2019
• Making the distinction in this way seems to stack the deck against the purist.
  — Corey Robin, The New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2020
• Cider purists, fear not—the classic stuff is still on tap, too.
  — Marissa Wu, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2023
• Not all fans or baseball purists feel the same way about Trevor Bauer.
  — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
• For vinyl purists and music lovers, April 21 is your jam.
  — Annie Alleman, Aurora Beacon-News, 11 Apr. 2018
• Not one for the purists so maybe a good choice for a second viewing.
  — Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
• The same busy schedule left less time for the profiles that tend to drive sports purists nuts.
  — David Bauder, The Seattle Times, 24 Feb. 2018
• This rugged range in the Rockies is paradise for ski purists.
  — Jen Murphy, Sunset Magazine, 13 Jan. 2020
• Jones was a purist, a rockist, a bluesist, a retro snob.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Nov. 2023
• For purists, fear not—concrete has not gone by the wayside.
  — Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2023
• The conifer is not a pine — purists prefer to call it Wollemia — and is named for the park where it was found, , pronounced .
  — Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2020
• But purists and pros would certainly have a thing or two to say about that.
  — Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2019
• But for the streaming purist, this should be enough to get you through the MLB postseason.
  — Jacob Bogage, The Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2019
• No worries, purists, the famous opening crawl is part of the new movie.
  — Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2019
• It's being sold to the public with the highest and purist motives.
  — Author: Cal Thomas | Opinion, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Feb. 2018
• Indeed, some trout purists and bass freaks wouldn’t so much as touch a carp let alone fish for them.
  — Jim Gronaw, Baltimore Sun, 23 July 2023
• There’s always going to be the skeptics and the purists and the armchair critics.
  — Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2023
• This was a game for the football purists and was filled with legends who stamped their mark on so many clubs.
  — SI.com, 5 Oct. 2019
• Home runs are one way (though purists find too many as tedious as none at all).
  — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 10 July 2019
• Nobody should feel compelled to be a purist, Hoadley says.
  — Tovah Martin, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
• The basketball purists are ready to pounce on me for even asking.
  — Jason Williams, The Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2023
• Can a colon cleanse detoxify your body to its purist form?
  — Mackenzie Wagoner, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2019
• Alvy, a botanist and devoted purist, has doubts, but his love for Rachel prompts him to take a leap of faith.
  — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 25 Oct. 2021
• Simon, who worked with Ankrah back in the day, is a purist who serves it sans the extra citrus.
  — Gabe Bergado, Bon Appétit, 14 Feb. 2023
• For the purist, sitting down to catch a game on television is more than enough.
  — Henry Flynn, Forbes, 8 Apr. 2021
• On the food side, there are some basics that are important for me as a purist.
  — Rebecca Holland, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022
• The purist in me cringed, not wanting to take music into the cathedral of Zion Canyon.
  — Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 30 May 2020
• Some purists still cry about the two keyboard tracks 40 years later, and admittedly that’s not my favorite VH flavor.
  — Sean Burch, SPIN, 11 Aug. 2024
• Red-meat purists are unlikely to gobble up the turkey variety.
  — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024