impolite

Example Sentences

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And is it impolite to Venmo request her for half the party supplies?

From MarketWatch • Nov. 28, 2025

In 1917, during World War I, Weber detected an upsurge of irrationality that suggested sociology cannot master religion—the return of the ancient gods as disenchanted “impersonal forces,” notably in the impolite social form of politics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Conventional wisdom holds that political disagreements are no reason to be impolite.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2025

Older adults were more likely than younger adults to consider it impolite to curse out loud, visibly display profanity or wear headphones or earbuds while talking to someone in person.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2025

Ralph thought of several impolite things she could have said as he walked nervously around his prison, wondering how much longer before he would have to run that maze.

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary