Examples of impolite in a Sentence
It's impolite to talk during the performance.
He made some impolite comments about her appearance.
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For years, pointing out the obvious was considered impolite: America’s biggest, most distortionary transfer of wealth does not flow from elites to the working class.
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Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 21 Dec. 2025
Eating or drinking while walking (or riding the train) is considered impolite.
—Vivian Morelli, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
My answer to this very impolite shift in the season has been to give myself—and my evenings—a bit of a reset.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
European allies have expressed dismay, even impolite horror, at Witkoff’s failure to grasp or recall key details of his discussions with the Kremlin.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
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Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 21 Dec. 2025
Eating or drinking while walking (or riding the train) is considered impolite.
—Vivian Morelli, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
My answer to this very impolite shift in the season has been to give myself—and my evenings—a bit of a reset.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
European allies have expressed dismay, even impolite horror, at Witkoff’s failure to grasp or recall key details of his discussions with the Kremlin.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Impolite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impolite. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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