PUERILE in a Sentence

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Example sentences for PUERILE, such as:

1. Mabeuf remained rather puerilely, but profoundly serene.
2. His puerile pranks sometimes offended his more mature friends.
3. At times, Jean Valjean suffered so greatly that he became puerile.
4. They are called fathers and mothers by the civil code, which is puerile and honest.
5. This puerile feature in a nature which was conspicuously manly had often given rise to comment and conjecture.

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 Meanings and Examples of PUERILE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
puerile
 a.  childish; belonging to childhood; immature
Classic Sentence:
1  They are called fathers and mothers by the civil code, which is puerile and honest.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER IX—A MERRY END TO MIRTH
2  A useful and graciously austere half-light which dissipates puerile fears and obviates falls.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER IV—CHANGE OF GATE
3  At times, Jean Valjean suffered so greatly that he became puerile.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VIII—THE CHAIN-GANG
4  This puerile feature in a nature which was conspicuously manly had often given rise to comment and conjecture.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VIII. The Adventure of The Crooked Man
5  Mabeuf remained rather puerilely, but profoundly serene.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER IV—M. MABEUF
Example Sentence:
1  His puerile pranks sometimes offended his more mature friends.