1
: the quality or state of being rude
2
: a rude action
Examples of rudeness in a Sentence
such rudeness will not be tolerated in this office
the rudeness of frontier life gradually diminished with time
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Justifying one rudeness by citing another is ruder.
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
While not every workplace is toxic, rudeness is more widespread than many realize.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
That includes tray tables that won't come down all the way because of the space my body takes up, chafing, feeling cramped into a too-small airplane seat, and rudeness from other passengers (which is rare but does happen).
—Robin Raven, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025
Mr Severin’s expectations, entitlement and outright rudeness stretch Floria to her very limits.
—Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
While not every workplace is toxic, rudeness is more widespread than many realize.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
That includes tray tables that won't come down all the way because of the space my body takes up, chafing, feeling cramped into a too-small airplane seat, and rudeness from other passengers (which is rare but does happen).
—Robin Raven, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025
Mr Severin’s expectations, entitlement and outright rudeness stretch Floria to her very limits.
—Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rudeness
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“Rudeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rudeness. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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