How to Use discourteous in a Sentence

discourteous

adjective

• The waiter was discourteous to me.
• It was thoughtless and discourteous to leave us waiting so long.
• Strong was charged with discourteous treatment and has been told not to have any contact with the woman, WTOL reports.
  — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com, 18 June 2019
• None of these sound like over-the-top discourteous behavior.
  — Yec, Forbes, 1 June 2021
• But there's a difference between blunt-spoken and being crude or, well, and discourteous in politics.
  — NBC News, 28 May 2017
• My impression is that cyclists are way more discourteous than motorists.
  — Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Jan. 2018
• He was written up for being discourteous and not demonstrating good conduct.
  — Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Mar. 2022
• But this is tempered at times by somewhat awkward or discourteous phrasing that makes exurbs seem somewhat oddball.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2021
• DeVane's lawsuit says the Rock Hill police chief found that Mentesana was discourteous but acted properly, along with the officers who went inside his home and searched it without a warrant.
  — CBS News, 23 Dec. 2020
• DeVane’s lawsuit says the Rock Hill police chief found that Mentesana was discourteous, but acted properly, along with the officers who went inside his home and searched it without a warrant.
  — Jeffrey Collins, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2020
• DeVane's lawsuit says the Rock Hill police chief found that Mentesana was discourteous, but acted properly, along with the officers who went inside his home and searched it without a warrant.
  — Fox News, 24 Dec. 2020
• There were 89 complaints of rude and discourteous behavior and 59 excessive-force complaints.
  — Washington Post, 13 May 2021
• There are still relics of Nextdoor 1.0: complaints about discourteous runners, unverified rumors about what the city may do next and full-on conspiracy theories.
  — John Herrman, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2020
• DeVane's lawsuit said the Rock Hill police chief found officer Mentesana was discourteous, but acted properly, along with the officers who went inside his home and searched it without a warrant.
  — Jeffrey Collins, ajc, 22 Dec. 2020
• Translation: Don't be discourteous as people undermine your human rights.
  — Grayson Quay, The Week, 10 May 2022
• Evans ultimately was cleared by then-Chief Steve Conrad in December 2019 of policy violations for being discourteous and using excessive force.
  — Darcy Costello, The Courier-Journal, 9 June 2021
• The investigation concluded Bodin had repeatedly been discourteous to clients, and that his reason for withholding financial support for the client who needed food was inadequate.
  — oregonlive, 18 Apr. 2020
• The agency has the authority to investigate everything from officers being discourteous to police violence against civilians.
  — Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 3 July 2020
• Vaughn was cited for unnecessary or excessive force and discourteous/unprofessional conduct, the department said Friday.
  — NBC News, 28 Sep. 2021
• After an internal investigation, Rowe was given a five-day suspension without pay for being discourteous and displaying conduct unbecoming to an officer.
  — Christine Clarridge, The Seattle Times, 10 Dec. 2018
• This discourteous and disrespectful treatment of the Board is inexcusable and, unfortunately, consistent with a decidedly anti-park pattern demonstrated by Secretary Zinke’s department.
  — Coral Davenport, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2018
• An internal police investigation determined Martin used excessive force and violated department policy by being discourteous to the public and displaying conduct prejudicial to good order.
  — Washington Post, 11 June 2017
• What your company proposes is inconsiderate, discourteous and antisocial.
  — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2017

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024