rudely

Example Sentences

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The socialist playwright George Bernard Shaw appears several times rudely insulting converts he knew.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Leavitt’s staunch devotion to the president apparently justifies treating people rudely and with contempt.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2025

"It wasn't okay to do that, to go there and talk so rudely to the French people," Diana thinks.

From BBC • May 19, 2025

But when reality rudely interrupts this feel-good dynamic, like the realization that she is disembodied and that he is losing feelings for her, he wants out and to revert back to his comforts.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2025

Now I knew Buddy would never talk to his mother as rudely as that for my sake.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath