impolitic

Example Sentences

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And Mr. Trump has plenty of company, including several presidents, in the department of salty language and impolitic statements.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

This wild and impolitic work startled civilized Parisian salons with what sounded like sheer ugliness.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2025

The main takeaways: Mullenweg may have had a point, but he raised it in a rather impolitic manner—at an event that WP Engine itself sponsored with cash, no less.

From Slate • Oct. 11, 2024

The tears and panic over these two impolitic remarks never seem to end.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2024

Fortunately for the general situation, Kallner felt it impolitic to display his anger openly.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov