Example Sentences

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His boorishness is rubbing off on the people who work for him.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2023

It’s a quirky portrait that has the boorishness of novelty art.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2022

It is not a metaphor – a symbol for incompetence, boorishness, impoliteness or stupidity.

From The Guardian • Nov. 29, 2019

Foster should apologize and move on rather than cynically trying to profit from his boorishness.

From Washington Times • Jul. 17, 2019

The prefect did not know whether this speech was intended as a rebuff to his advances, but he took a charitable view of it, and ascribed it to awkwardness, rather than to intentional boorishness.

From 'As Gold in the Furnace' A College Story by Copus, John E.