“Her prudery made her disapprove of any display of affection in public.”

“Her prudery prevented her from engaging in any intimate conversations or displaying affection in public.”

“Although faced with accusations of priggishness and prudery, the council remains unrepentant, arguing that it is taking a principled stand.”

“Funny how having daughters turns you into an old-fashioned, overprotective prude.”

“Unfortunately for Tom, neither of his fantasies materialized, with the development company abandoning the condos and Vicky covering up like a prude.”

“Their strict adherence to prudishness made them judgmental of any behavior that deviated from their perceived standards of morality.”

“Her prudishness was evident in her refusal to engage in any discussions of a sexual nature.”

“Laws against sexual harassment were long considered a symptom of American prudishness.”

“There was pubic hair, an erect phallus, graphic sounds all sorts of things to incense prudes, and maybe even affect the more jaded among us.”

“Those who object to their work find themselves castigated as anti-intellectual prudes.”

“The builders of the Bay Colony were redefined as bigots, prudes, and killjoys.”