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It's impolite to talk during the performance.
He made some impolite comments about her appearance.
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Foreign audiences generally perceived the new diplomatic style as impolite and tactless.
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Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2024
Yet it’s considered impolite to point this out, despite the fact that the justice has been all but explicit about it, with his public rhetoric and with Jan. 6 and Christian nationalist flags (dubiously blamed entirely on his wife).
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
Both films treat politics as part of the fabric of their characters’ lives instead of an impolite subject to be avoided.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Apr. 2024
Is there a kind yet clear way to communicate that this is MY appetizer without sounding impolite?
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
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Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2024
Yet it’s considered impolite to point this out, despite the fact that the justice has been all but explicit about it, with his public rhetoric and with Jan. 6 and Christian nationalist flags (dubiously blamed entirely on his wife).
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
Both films treat politics as part of the fabric of their characters’ lives instead of an impolite subject to be avoided.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Apr. 2024
Is there a kind yet clear way to communicate that this is MY appetizer without sounding impolite?
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
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 15 Jul. 2024.
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