boors

Example Sentences

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The salt suggestion drew howls of outrage from tea-lovers in Britain, where popular stereotype sees Americans as coffee-swilling boors who make tea, if at all, in the microwave.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2024

But even if you've had your fill of boors and superhero properties, "Peacemaker" still triumphs through its dedication to the twin powers of irreverence and compassion accessorized by a soundtrack made for rockin'.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2022

Cries for “civility” are often the last refuge of boors.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2021

Loseurs: Witty, sophisticated humorists pretending to be juvenile, crude boors with a poop fixation.

From Washington Post • Jul. 26, 2018

So, too, as it appears to me, we may explain the recurrent complaints of his unhappy loves and of his desires frustrated by one and another of the boors.

From Studies in Medi?val Life and Literature by McLaughlin, Edward Tompkins