impudence

Example Sentences

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“The impudence of a bawd is modesty compared with that of a convert,” said George Savile, the first marquess of Halifax.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Apparently, that impudence is what provoked Greene into calling Boebert a bad name.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2023

This bathetic prelude is perhaps meant to communicate the man’s impudence, but it also readies the audience for a film of modest ambitions.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023

"Lost Illusions" shows how Lucien navigates this insular world with an arrogance and impudence.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2022

It is, in intention, a public mockery of our credulity, our gullibility, our stupidity—engineered, with incredible impudence, by this person who stands here before us today.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin