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

It was classic Alatorre: uncompromising, uncouth and unapologetic in the name of exerting his influence to better Latinos.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2024

First, however, let’s begin with Kevin McCarthy, who’s resorted to uncouth language as a last resort to his unsolvable problems.

From Slate • Sep. 16, 2023

"It was then reported, that a mad woman was in the habit of disturbing the neighbours, by perambulating the church-yard and other walks, in strange and uncouth dresses," the magazine article added.

From Salon • Oct. 28, 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