discourtesy

Example Sentences

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"Uttering such words under the guise of a 'joke' or humour does not mitigate this discourtesy displayed toward our women and a specific segment of our society," he wrote.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

A vice foreign minister called in Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming and strongly protested what South Korea called "diplomatic discourtesy", the South Korean foreign ministry said in a statement.

From Reuters • Apr. 20, 2023

Coast Guard vessel was denied permission to make a port call, another apparently intentional discourtesy.

From Washington Post • Sep. 12, 2022

Between January 2017 and November 2020, 829 complaints, internal and external, were lodged against Tacoma police employees, most for unsatisfactory performance or discourtesy.

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2022

Catt called the picketing “an unwarranted discourtesy to the President and a futile annoyance” to Congress.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling