incivility

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 29, 2025

Cofidis said a police investigation was under way and that they "strongly condemn this act of incivility," while also calling on the "perpetrators to act with civility and responsibility".

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2025

The project intends to tackle public incivility, like shouting matches, insults and threats, and in doing so remind people of what they have in common and upend government dysfunction.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2024

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

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2023

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