ill-mannered
Example Sentences
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The accompanying photo portraits are mostly hideous, in Ms. Wiles’s case also ill-mannered and unkind.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
Ferrigan said that a local official’s choice not to lower flags after a president’s executive directive might be seen as somewhat ill-mannered but wouldn’t be breaking any rules.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2025
Mason called her “the most selfish, ill-mannered, inconsiderate actress that I’ve ever had the displeasure of working with,” according to a report in Newsweek.
From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2023
Harrison plays Rex, a coarse, ill-mannered layabout with a bleach-blonde bouffant hairdo.
From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2022
“Well, it’s hard not to concern myself when ill-mannered police officers charge into our house. I've never been so disrespected.”
From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed
