bad manners
Example Sentences
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Leaving a party without saying goodbye may not be bad manners at all.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
The executor’s actions are bad manners, at best, or a willful abandoning of her fiduciary duty, at worst.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 23, 2025
"Misbehaviour and bad manners by some tourists" have added fuel to the fire, creating an impression of a "big foreign problem", he adds.
From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025
"With common sense you can distinguish what is rude or bad manners from what is a crime," Vox said on X, formerly Twitter.
From Reuters • Aug. 30, 2023
My outburst was the height of bad manners, and manners matter deeply to her.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
