rudeness

Example Sentences

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Purely as entertainment, it is inert; the story, about a family in mourning, features histrionics worthy of grand opera and a level of rudeness that could peel paint.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

How do you — or, rather, how did the Pew researchers — measure rudeness?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2025

The girl, known in court by the initial Z, had just been suspended by the school for two days for repeated absence and rudeness.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2024

“While rudeness has always existed, the sheer opportunity for rudeness has increased significantly,” Dyas wrote.

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2023

“Excuse my rudeness, but at my age there’s no point in beating around the bush. Your appearance is quite stylized. Are you one of those—what are they called, gothics?”

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline