How to Use discourteous in a Sentence
discourteous
adjective- The waiter was discourteous to me.
- It was thoughtless and discourteous to leave us waiting so long.
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Strong was charged with discourteous treatment and has been told not to have any contact with the woman, WTOL reports.
—Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com, 18 June 2019
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None of these sound like over-the-top discourteous behavior.
—Yec, Forbes, 1 June 2021
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But there's a difference between blunt-spoken and being crude or, well, and discourteous in politics.
—NBC News, 28 May 2017
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My impression is that cyclists are way more discourteous than motorists.
—Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Jan. 2018
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He was written up for being discourteous and not demonstrating good conduct.
—Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Mar. 2022
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But this is tempered at times by somewhat awkward or discourteous phrasing that makes exurbs seem somewhat oddball.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2021
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DeVane's lawsuit says the Rock Hill police chief found that Mentesana was discourteous but acted properly, along with the officers who went inside his home and searched it without a warrant.
—CBS News, 23 Dec. 2020
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DeVane’s lawsuit says the Rock Hill police chief found that Mentesana was discourteous, but acted properly, along with the officers who went inside his home and searched it without a warrant.
—Jeffrey Collins, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2020
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DeVane's lawsuit says the Rock Hill police chief found that Mentesana was discourteous, but acted properly, along with the officers who went inside his home and searched it without a warrant.
—Fox News, 24 Dec. 2020
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There were 89 complaints of rude and discourteous behavior and 59 excessive-force complaints.
—Washington Post, 13 May 2021
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There are still relics of Nextdoor 1.0: complaints about discourteous runners, unverified rumors about what the city may do next and full-on conspiracy theories.
—John Herrman, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2020
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DeVane's lawsuit said the Rock Hill police chief found officer Mentesana was discourteous, but acted properly, along with the officers who went inside his home and searched it without a warrant.
—Jeffrey Collins, ajc, 22 Dec. 2020
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Translation: Don't be discourteous as people undermine your human rights.
—Grayson Quay, The Week, 10 May 2022
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Evans ultimately was cleared by then-Chief Steve Conrad in December 2019 of policy violations for being discourteous and using excessive force.
—Darcy Costello, The Courier-Journal, 9 June 2021
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The investigation concluded Bodin had repeatedly been discourteous to clients, and that his reason for withholding financial support for the client who needed food was inadequate.
—oregonlive, 18 Apr. 2020
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The agency has the authority to investigate everything from officers being discourteous to police violence against civilians.
—Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 3 July 2020
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Vaughn was cited for unnecessary or excessive force and discourteous/unprofessional conduct, the department said Friday.
—NBC News, 28 Sep. 2021
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After an internal investigation, Rowe was given a five-day suspension without pay for being discourteous and displaying conduct unbecoming to an officer.
—Christine Clarridge, The Seattle Times, 10 Dec. 2018
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This discourteous and disrespectful treatment of the Board is inexcusable and, unfortunately, consistent with a decidedly anti-park pattern demonstrated by Secretary Zinke’s department.
—Coral Davenport, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2018
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An internal police investigation determined Martin used excessive force and violated department policy by being discourteous to the public and displaying conduct prejudicial to good order.
—Washington Post, 11 June 2017
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What your company proposes is inconsiderate, discourteous and antisocial.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2017
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