pure as the driven snow

Idioms and Phrases

Morally unsullied, chaste, as in She's just sixteen and pure as the driven snow . This simile dates from the late 1500s, although driven , which means “carried by the wind into drifts,” was occasionally omitted. It is heard less often today.

Example Sentences

“It seems improbable to me that the U.S. private equity market is as pure as the driven snow,” Kalman said.

From Washington Post

The phrase “pure as the driven snow” doesn’t account for the fact that each snowflake forms around a particle of detritus.

From Washington Times

The convention center may be as pure as the driven snow, but people have questioned its practices for years.

From Washington Times

The president, pure as the driven snow, was minding his own business, governing responsibly and properly, when rascally Democrats, hellbent on mischief, launched impeachment proceedings for no reason.

From MSNBC

When Attorney General Bill Barr put his thumb on the scale for Trump with his "letter" on the Mueller report announcing that the president was pure as the driven snow, Democrats insisted on waiting for the full report.

From Salon

Related Words

• angelic
• chaste
• pristine