boorishness

Example Sentences

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His boorishness is rubbing off on the people who work for him.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2023

It’s a quirky portrait that has the boorishness of novelty art.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2022

Foster should apologize and move on rather than cynically trying to profit from his boorishness.

From Washington Times • Jul. 17, 2019

British politicians’ boorishness frequently comes coded in an acute consciousness of class and of the latitude afforded by eccentricity and underdog status.

From Washington Post • May 30, 2019

Then, as though a bit ashamed of his boorishness, he added: "You will have no objection, I suppose, to my coming over to the 'Hundred' to see him?"

From In Jeopardy by Sutphen, Van Tassel