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Recent Examples of impertinence To a raging narcissist a plan is an impertinence, a Lilliputian restraint on the inspired instincts of a giant. Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 21 Dec. 2022 Of course the request seemed rude to Jean—in the sense that all work was an impertinence that placed her days in service to another. Hannah Gold, Harper’s Magazine , 26 Oct. 2022 His suggestion not to reply to the pronoun impertinence makes good sense. WSJ, 9 Feb. 2022 For her part, Ms. Pinkston likened the treatment Mr. Wright suffered on the job to the impertinence all restaurant servers endure, regardless of race. New York Times, 16 Aug. 2021 See All Example Sentences for impertinence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impertinence
Noun
  • The level of disrespect and dishonesty has left me feeling there would be no way to ever trust or feel emotionally safe around my sister.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
  • This isn’t to say Kate’s disrespect to her husband was appropriate.
    R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • That shift—from applying to evolving—is what separates those who succeed abroad from those who quietly fade into irrelevance.
    Tom Roberts, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • But if it is allowed to fade into irrelevance, or overexposed to the point of consumer indifference, the steep costs may not be worth it.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Here Are All The Companies Cutting DEI Programs For old school ‘proper football men’ seeing such insolence on the field is simply unacceptable and when he was asked about the incident on talkSPORT ex-Liverpool striker Dean Saunders didn’t hold back.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
  • As to the kids’ responses, the more genial Olmo is not above whining, while parental demands usually provoke flat-out insolence from Ana, who breathes cigarette smoke like dragon fire.
    Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Mr Severin’s expectations, entitlement and outright rudeness stretch Floria to her very limits.
    Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Another perspective is offered by a piece on LinkedIn, which examines the rise in public displays of rudeness and the factors contributing to this trend.
    John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • But it’s got impudence and élan, and a feeling for life on the margins of English society.
    Dwight Garner, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Such calls for regulatory actions against short sellers are all based on the assumption that short selling is nefarious — that daring to take a negative view of a company’s stock is tantamount to market manipulation, especially if the short sellers have the impudence to publicize their viewpoint.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023

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“Impertinence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impertinence. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.

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