bad manners

Example Sentences

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But for some social situations, quietly slipping out the door may not be bad manners at all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

The executor’s actions are bad manners, at best, or a willful abandoning of her fiduciary duty, at worst.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 23, 2025

"Misbehaviour and bad manners by some tourists" have added fuel to the fire, creating an impression of a "big foreign problem", he adds.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025

"With common sense you can distinguish what is rude or bad manners from what is a crime," Vox said on X, formerly Twitter.

From Reuters • Aug. 30, 2023

The preacher tossed back his head and roared with laughter, but my mother was angry and told me that I was to have no dinner because of my bad manners.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright