boorish

Example Sentences

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An exodus of prosecutors who didn’t care for his staff screaming sessions and boorish press conferences.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

I refer, of course, to the boorish crowd at the Ryder Cup—and the extended aftermath of the antisocial behavior witnessed at Bethpage Black last weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

He later took on recurring roles in CBS's The Good Wife and spin-off The Good Fight, as boorish law partner Howard Lyman, and FX's Rescue Me, as New York fire station chief Sidney Feinberg.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2025

Joe is sometimes boorish and clueless about her needs and priorities.

From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2024

We became particularly hot upon some boorish sneer of Drummle’s, to the effect that we were too free with our money.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens