effrontery
Example Sentences
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One provision stands out for its sheer effrontery.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025
Walters, who died Friday at 93, was America’s Grand Inquisitor, a groundbreaking journalist who was unafraid to probe the unapproachable with people unaccustomed to such effrontery.
From Slate • Dec. 31, 2022
He seemed to have a desire to shock and had been described as an astounding combination of insight, intuition and effrontery.
From BBC • Jul. 3, 2022
Thompson, skilled at both effrontery and anxiety, mines that tension brilliantly.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2022
We are a busy and dynamic organization whose mission needless effrontery and harassment can only hinder.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
