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

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

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2023

If you must talk for half an hour on your phone, please go outside and do it while walking or go back home; you are disturbing everyone around you with your rudeness.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2023

Even his closest friend, Okwudiba, often told him how humble he was, and it irked him slightly, because he wished Okwudiba would see that to call him humble was to make rudeness normal.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie