impertinence

Example Sentences

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Divided by competing urges to “join in and stand out,” the dandy exaggerates style to the point of satire and social impertinence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Coach Matt Peet is normally poker-faced but laughed uproariously in the stand at the sheer impertinence and invention.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2024

Admirers called them lively topicality and refreshing impertinence.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2023

McCormack has a kind of 20th century sass, a lively impertinence you find in classic Hollywood comedians like Barbara Stanwyck, Irene Dunne and Rosalind Russell.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2020

Her manners were pronounced to be very bad indeed, a mixture of pride and impertinence; she had no conversation, no style, no taste, no beauty.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen