Examples of impudence in a Sentence
my mother would not tolerate impudence from any of us
their impudence irritated everyone at the wedding reception
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But it’s got impudence and élan, and a feeling for life on the margins of English society.
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Dwight Garner, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Such calls for regulatory actions against short sellers are all based on the assumption that short selling is nefarious — that daring to take a negative view of a company’s stock is tantamount to market manipulation, especially if the short sellers have the impudence to publicize their viewpoint.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023
For many enslaved people, a mistress’s complaint of impudence could end in a beating.
—Cynthia Greenlee, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2023
Winston Churchill, whose fiery resolve and puckish impudence led many to embrace him as an inspiring, authentic, if imperfect, leader, never set out to become an accomplished artist.
—Milton Esterow, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2022
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Dwight Garner, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Such calls for regulatory actions against short sellers are all based on the assumption that short selling is nefarious — that daring to take a negative view of a company’s stock is tantamount to market manipulation, especially if the short sellers have the impudence to publicize their viewpoint.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023
For many enslaved people, a mistress’s complaint of impudence could end in a beating.
—Cynthia Greenlee, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2023
Winston Churchill, whose fiery resolve and puckish impudence led many to embrace him as an inspiring, authentic, if imperfect, leader, never set out to become an accomplished artist.
—Milton Esterow, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2022
See All Example Sentences for impudence
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“Impudence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impudence. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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impudence
noun
im·pu·dence
ˈim-pyəd-ən(t)s 
: impudent behavior or speech : insolence, disrespect
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