impertinent
Example Sentences
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They called her “impertinent” for questioning how the world could be created in less than seven days, she said.
From New York Times
I will not appear to condone the diminishment of any group at the expense of impertinent gestures toward another group for any reason, even when the law of the land appears to require it.’”
From Washington Times
The younger characters are lively and appealing, not the least because they can be a little impertinent; as much as they might seem forged according to type, the actors make them into individuals.
From Los Angeles Times
This was considered a grave constitutional impropriety — an opinion that was impertinent because it was pertinent to Parliament’s business.
From Washington Post
John le Carré, in a salvo in what became a years-long feud between the two men, deplored the death sentence but said writers had no right to be “impertinent to great religions with impunity.”
From Washington Post
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