impertinence
Example Sentences
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His dismay at Tehran’s recent impertinence, however, has occasioned helter-skelter statements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Coach Matt Peet is normally poker-faced but laughed uproariously in the stand at the sheer impertinence and invention.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2024
Admirers called them lively topicality and refreshing impertinence.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2023
At some moments, this prequel series matches the goofy impertinence that made 1978’s “Grease” feature so lovable.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2023
I knew that I could react in one of two ways: I could scold them for their impertinence or I could listen to what they were saying.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing impertinence
To Kill a Mockingbird
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Grade 11, List 4
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"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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