1
: the quality or state of being rude
2
: a rude action
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Examples of rudeness in a Sentence
such rudeness will not be tolerated in this office
the rudeness of frontier life gradually diminished with time
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COMMENTARY: Taking a kinder, gentler tone against the rudeness of politics
Civility has been absent from much of this presidential campaign.
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David Morgan, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024
But the rudeness in question didn't occur at that event.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 26 Oct. 2024
Dislikes include rudeness, evil symbiotes and sonic blasts.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
From Grandmother’s point of view, what is that but flagrant rudeness, deserving to be defied?
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2024
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David Morgan, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024
But the rudeness in question didn't occur at that event.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 26 Oct. 2024
Dislikes include rudeness, evil symbiotes and sonic blasts.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
From Grandmother’s point of view, what is that but flagrant rudeness, deserving to be defied?
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for rudeness
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“Rudeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rudeness. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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