How to Use boorish in a Sentence

boorish

adjective
  • No one ever stopped to think that this was boorish and thoughtless.
    — Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2022
  • Don’t let the grave stop you from harassing a boorish in-law.
    — Dallas News, 15 Aug. 2021
  • And frankly, who even has time anymore to care about the boorish conduct of politicians?
    — Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, 29 June 2017
  • The Philly football fans can be boorish and annoying when their team isn’t good.
    — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Jan. 2023
  • But some of Herman’s repertoire, frankly, can seem a bit contrived and boorish.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2017
  • Oswald, 24, an odd and boorish man, stayed downtown in a rooming house.
    — Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2017
  • Its boorish schlubs are just trying to hang on to tiny bits of power, pride and lunch in a world of bosses and cartoon bullies.
    — New York Times, 6 July 2021
  • His happens to be that of the boorish, conservative-leaning white dude.
    — Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Joe is sometimes boorish and clueless about her needs and priorities.
    — Melena Ryzik, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Gillibrand was long accustomed to the boorish behavior of some of her male colleagues.
    — Jason Zengerle, GQ, 17 Apr. 2018
  • Instead, LaFleur’s antics have been both childish and boorish for much of the season.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Then a noisy, boorish and very large American family invades the beach.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 5 Sep. 2021
  • Bosworth succeeds marvelously in making Darcy boorish but not a bore.
    — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 22 Sep. 2019
  • Yes, their Hemingway is still boorish and violent (and racist and sexist).
    — Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2021
  • Such boorish and crazed behavior does nothing positive for one’s cause, but serves to turn people against it instead.
    — Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 12 May 2024
  • McGrady’s boorish boss would like to give all this as little attention as possible.
    — Tom Nolan, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2021
  • For the third time in a month, a team has made national news for tarnishing youth tournaments with boorish behavior.
    — John Smallwood, Philly.com, 8 Aug. 2017
  • Others are from people who did not attend but were no less appalled, and outraged, that such boorish behavior took place at the expense of so many.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Yet the Tour chose to let the feud fester rather than risk energizing a boorish spectator element for two days.
    — Eamon Lynch, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2021
  • At this point, anyone who thinks Trump has put on a boorish act to hide his evil genius is totally wrong — no genius detected, just evil.
    — Elly Belle, refinery29.com, 20 Dec. 2020
  • If base wages were higher, the thinking goes, restaurant workers would be more likely to reject boorish behavior even at the risk of losing tips.
    — Fatima Hussein, Indianapolis Star, 23 Feb. 2018
  • In her telling, the literature of the past lays traps into which the rich and powerful, the boorish and sadistic, inevitably stumble.
    — Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
  • From a modern viewpoint, Stevens’ boorish attitudes remain unsettling to the very last page.
    — Robert Isenberg, Longreads, 26 Apr. 2022
  • The Brits are wonderful people, and those accents can cover a wide array of boorish behaviors.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Entitled also makes a compelling case that Andrew is—to put it delicately—boorish and dim.
    — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
  • An exodus of prosecutors who didn’t care for his staff screaming sessions and boorish press conferences.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • All but a handful lamented the disrespect displayed — and the irony of a music awards show that has to compete with so many boorish audience members to be heard.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2023
  • There was no repeat of the boorish behavior at Sunday’s match, where the crowd included many families with soccer-mad girls.
    — Jill Lawless, ajc, 31 July 2022
  • Set on the glamorous European island, the film follows a rag-tag band of noble thieves who steal from the boorish elite tourists that destroy their home each summer.
    — Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
  • And in an age of boorish, brawling Little League Parents®, perhaps there’s a lesson to be learned from our new friends in the horn hats.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 June 2026

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