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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The Kennedy Center’s president, Richard Grenell, announced that the Center intends to sue Redd for his impudence.
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Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
With an irreverent impudence, generous sprinkles of slap stick and traditional wrapping, this breezy presentation should tickle the funny bones of grade school kids as well as us older coots who enjoy Tim Allen’s acerbic antics.
—Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
That said, James Cameron's epic reaches the pinnacle of disaster-movie impudence with the distasteful suggestion that the most celebrated tragedy of the 20th century occurred because a few lookouts were distracted by Kate and Leo sucking face.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 3 July 2025
But it’s got impudence and élan, and a feeling for life on the margins of English society.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
With an irreverent impudence, generous sprinkles of slap stick and traditional wrapping, this breezy presentation should tickle the funny bones of grade school kids as well as us older coots who enjoy Tim Allen’s acerbic antics.
—Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
That said, James Cameron's epic reaches the pinnacle of disaster-movie impudence with the distasteful suggestion that the most celebrated tragedy of the 20th century occurred because a few lookouts were distracted by Kate and Leo sucking face.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 3 July 2025
But it’s got impudence and élan, and a feeling for life on the margins of English society.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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 6 Jan. 2026.
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impudence
noun
im·pu·dence
ˈim-pyəd-ən(t)s 
: impudent behavior or speech : insolence, disrespect
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