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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Not a historical correction, but an emotional one: an impolite acknowledgment of something people feel they are usually expected to soften, qualify, or leave unsaid.
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Philip Martin, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
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Philip Martin, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
See All Example Sentences for impolite
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“Impolite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impolite. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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