impolite

Example Sentences

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When this began about ten years ago, my answers were sometimes a touch impolite.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

It seems imprudent, even impolite, not to advise caution, rather than mindlessly becoming part of the herd.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 20, 2025

Then again, is referring to this so-called intensity as chaos impolite?

From Salon • Jul. 10, 2025

In Japan, where there are strict cultural norms around public behaviour, talking on the phone while on a train is considered impolite and it is strongly discouraged.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2025

Sam, however, was funny, and Hettie was loud, and they talked about money without thinking it was impolite, and so we felt comfortable around them.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides