rudeness

Example Sentences

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Purely as entertainment, it is inert; the story, about a family in mourning, features histrionics worthy of grand opera and a level of rudeness that could peel paint.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

A prison key worker said he had come to the unit wanting to work on "reactions and perceptions of rudeness towards him".

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2025

“While rudeness has always existed, the sheer opportunity for rudeness has increased significantly,” Dyas wrote.

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2023

I was appalled by the chaos, rudeness and lack of empathy shown by stargazers at the Sunrise area on Saturday, Aug. 12.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2023

I knew that August was trying to correct June’s rudeness toward me, but I wanted to say to her, Do you thinly me and June Boatwright give a damn how each other is coming?

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd