impudence
Example Sentences
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Apparently, that impudence is what provoked Greene into calling Boebert a bad name.
From Seattle Times
Apparently triggered by the liberal scholar’s impudence, Alito fired back, warning ominously, “It’s not dark yet, but it’s getting there.”
From Los Angeles Times
"It is the height of the double-dealing and impudence peculiar to the U.S. to provoke first and then talk about the so-called 'responsible control over divergence of opinion,'" the commentary said.
From Reuters
This bathetic prelude is perhaps meant to communicate the man’s impudence, but it also readies the audience for a film of modest ambitions.
From New York Times
Even the House chaplain seemed to have had enough; in opening one session, she prayed, “Free us from intransigence and impudence.”
From Los Angeles Times
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