uncouth

Example Sentences

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If it’s uncouth to raise in public, I assure you: lots of people are talking about this privately, because it’s getting hard to ignore.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

And he’s seen overwhelming support for his shift toward the uncouth.

From Slate • Dec. 10, 2025

Playing on his uncouth, reality-TV rep, he painted himself as a truth-teller at campaign rallies across America.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2025

Because of the class associations, mullets were considered uncouth and undesirable for most of my lifetime.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2022

Nately’s father was a courtly white-haired gentleman who dressed impeccably; this old man was an uncouth bum.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller