effrontery
Example Sentences
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One provision stands out for its sheer effrontery.
It was followed by the trademark look of complete effrontery at the perceived injustice of it all, even though there was none.
From BBC
They are apparently seething over his rude effrontery, the serve-my-whims, feed-me-another-grape demands that they “indemnify” him from anything, ever, before he will free them from his odious presence by selling.
From Washington Post
The four band members were low-born Northerners from a dingy port town with no formal education; their success was against the natural order of things, an act of effrontery.
From Los Angeles Times
He seemed to have a desire to shock and had been described as an astounding combination of insight, intuition and effrontery.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
