How to Use impudence in a Sentence

impudence

noun

• That kind of female impudence was too much for Gingrich to bear.
  — David Zurawik, baltimoresun.com, 5 May 2017
• Teachers who mistake his wisdom for impudence are made to fall down in a faint.
  — Judith Shulevitz, New York Times, 26 May 2020
• Flynn gives Pascal a reckless impudence, all but reveling in his status as the ne'er-do-well boyfriend.
  — Justin Chang, latimes.com, 10 May 2018
• But Endicott begins to see that the black homicide detective from Philadelphia has the impudence to suspect him of the crime.
  — Walter Mosley, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2018
• Beach Boys heads beg to differ: Blaine’s sly shuffle and anxious fills nail the impudence and insecurity of puppy love.
  — Morgan Enos, Billboard, 12 Mar. 2019
• The duo has stepped out of retirement to commemorate the day 50 years ago when CBS canceled their show over their political impudence.
  — Washington Post, 29 July 2019
• Exxon Mobil certainly has succeeded in imposing costs on the cities and counties with the impudence to challenge the company in court.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2021
• But most offensive to progressives is probably this: A white woman has the audacity and impudence to adopt and mother two black children.
  — Tim Huelskamp, National Review, 15 Oct. 2020
• Pinocchio is sung here by the perky soprano Chloé Briot, who infuses the role with gangly, attention-deficient impudence.
  — Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2017
• Damon’s cornpone impudence and Bale’s volatile temperament (turning himself into a wiry Pete Postlethwaite) don’t rise to a level of mythic authenticity.
  — Armond White, National Review, 22 Nov. 2019
• The word connoted impudence or decadence; punks were disrespectful upstarts, petty criminals, male hustlers.
  — Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2021
• The normal tensions a president experiences with independent actors, like the media and law enforcement, strike Trump as unforgivable impudence.
  — Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, 23 Jan. 2018
• Even if the insider references to influencer culture mean nothing to you, Larray's effervescent impudence makes this lesson unforgettable.
  — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 9 Dec. 2020
• Though the Italian word also suggests something confided, like the awful secrets Pietro and Teresa share, its primary connotations are audacity and impudence, qualities notably missing in the decidedly un-self-confident high school teacher.
  — Steven G. Kellman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2021

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024