uncivilized

Example Sentences

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Why do they act so uncivilized in the luggage claim area?

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2023

“What do they say, ‘anything else would be uncivilized?’

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2022

Whedon frames his behavior in the "Buffy" and "Angel" era as "uncivilized" and, towards Carpenter specifically as "not mannerly."

From Salon • Jan. 22, 2022

The only way to get a word in was literally to speak over her, which on television doesn’t work well and makes the one interrupting look uncivilized.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2020

“I’m sure you think Nsukka is uncivilized compared to Enugu,” she said, still looking in the mirror.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie