incivility

Example Sentences

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"Ingenuity can never become an alibi for incivility," the municipality of Catania said in a post on its official Facebook page.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

This weekend’s incivility could be a sign that golf is losing its traditional decorum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 29, 2025

But their repeatedly calling each other liars and bullies compounded the incivility.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2023

As incivility has taken an even stronger hold on the culture, the newfangled book encourages patience and humility in talking over difficult subjects.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2022

That’s entitlement: his mother permits that casual incivility because she wants him to learn to assert himself with people in positions of authority.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell