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

Their work looks at themes including "the constructed self through the lens of rudeness" and rudeboy culture, a Jamaican subculture.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025

I am enjoying it right now while the rude person across from me enjoys their rudeness.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2024

G.H. and Amanda have a drink, and she apologies for her rudeness, and they go dance.

From Salon • Dec. 8, 2023

I knew that August was trying to correct June’s rudeness toward me, but I wanted to say to her, Do you thinly me and June Boatwright give a damn how each other is coming?

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd