impudence

Example Sentences

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

From Salon

The Mariners provided ample run support to allow Gilbert to attack with impudence.

From Seattle Times

"It would never come into their heads to fabricate colossal untruths, and they would not believe that others could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously," Hitler explained.

From Salon

But White’s success has come in part from his impudence.

From Washington Post

Though the Italian word also suggests something confided, like the awful secrets Pietro and Teresa share, its primary connotations are audacity and impudence, qualities notably missing in the decidedly un-self-confident high school teacher.

From Los Angeles Times