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How To Use Discourteous In A Sentence

  • She has repeatedly accused the protesters of being discourteous.
  • Blowing smoke across a room is not much different and the grossly discourteous and rude habit in which smokers engaged was awful.
  • He said the serious disagreement between the two countries should not permit discourteous or rude behavior.
  • You're a foul thing -- a muckworm -- Sir Rowland," added Trenchard amiably, "and you've been discourteous to a lady, for which may Heaven forgive you -- I can't. Mistress Wilding
  • I do apologise, Miss Drew... "I was indeed horrified to realise I had been discourteous to a lady. ABSOLUTE TRUTHS
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  • An employee also charged that he was discourteous.
  • “Be patient, Sir Geoffrey,” said the Countess, who now discerned the cause of her kinswoman’s apprehension; “and be assured I did not need your chivalry to defend me against this discourteous faitour, as Morte d’Arthur would have called him. Peveril of the Peak
  • The commission found that Rumboll's administration and management was characterised by bullying, non-consultation, discourteousness, harassment and intimidation of staff and colleagues. ANC Daily News Briefing
  • He said Sire Galan had spoken up when this cataphract eyed him, saying he wondered why he gazed so discourteously. Wildfire
  • a distant and at times discourteous young
  • According to the customer survey, 6% said employees were unhelpful and discourteous.
  • `I was concerned with other matters and so feel that, quite unintentionally, I was discourteous to you. TANK OF SERPENTS
  • Under no circumstances can the pharmacist prevent the prescription from being filled, make discourteous or judgmental remarks, or discuss his or her religious beliefs with the guest.
  • He was overconfident, discourteous and condescending.
  • Their "right" to smoke is, at the least, the height of discourteousness. Letters: Sharply Divided Views On Afghan War Crim
  • However, the discourteousness of this e-mail really shocked me and turned me off.
  • Quite scandalously, the Minister, Danny Ayalon thought it acceptable to humiliate the Israel on Tuesday over what it called the discourteous treatment of its ambassador, further souring ties between the two ... ambassador, a government statement said, an attempt to defuse the latest crisis ambassador when he was publicly dressed down, Israeli ... WN.com - Articles related to Turkey and Kingdom call on Israel to halt settlements
  • Be patient, Sir Geoffrey," said the Countess, who now discerned the cause of her kinswoman's apprehension; "and be assured I did not need your chivalry to defend me against this discourteous faitour, as Peveril of the Peak
  • And this activity, which we stolid beef-eaters, before we had been taught by modern science that we were no better than baboons ourselves, were wont discourteously to liken to that of the livelier tribes of Monkey, did in fact so much impress the Hollanders, when first the irriguous Franks gave motion and current to their marshes, that the earliest heraldry in which we find the Frank power blazoned seems to be founded on a Dutch endeavour to give some distantly satirical presentment of it. Our Fathers Have Told Us Part I. The Bible of Amiens
  • Minister that this was not due to any lack of respect or discourteousness on the part of the police. ANC Daily News Briefing
  • They barely looked at each other, and I for one think that's discourteous. THE SAVING GRACES
  • He was never discourteous or brusque, or anything like that.
  • This is one of the great crimes of our culture today, the discourteousness and bad language that seems almost standard in interpersonal interactions.
  • They quickly stopped their quiet conversation, oblivious to how outrageously rude and discourteous it was, and turned to him, taking in what he had just said.
  • Following this discourteous deed, it is believed that the youths turned their attention to a little dog on the street and began kicking it.
  • When I'm chatting with someone and want to refer to Romanes, I call it "Gypsy" for the same reason -- it would be appallingly discourteous to use a name certain to go over their head, and I would find it unbearably pedantic to be saying things like "now, in Romanes, which is what you call 'Gypsy'... Languagehat.com: LANGUAGE GUESSER.
  • Were a neo-nazi group to protest in a public space within close proximity to a synagogue during an important Jewish holidsy such as Yom Kippur or Rosh Hashanah, I think this would be a clearly discourteous act, while simultaneously being an arguably permissible and protected act in light of the Constitution. The Volokh Conspiracy » Disagreement Need Not Equal Discourtesy
  • He didn't wilt under pressure, he was forceful without being discourteous - if anyone appeared ready for the responsibilities of the White House, it was he.
  • Israel on Tuesday over what it called the discourteous treatment of its Israeli statements aimed at appeasing Ankara's anger over Israel's treatment of the news agency quoted Turkish foreign ... WN.com - Articles related to Zardari books fast train to Turkey
  • I find it most discourteous they didn't bother coming up with a reply.
  • I do apologise, Miss Drew... "I was indeed horrified to realise I had been discourteous to a lady. ABSOLUTE TRUTHS
  • The university has a standard of zero-tolerance for rudeness, unprofessional behavior and discourteousness on the part of employees toward those the university serves.
  • They barely looked at each other, and I for one think that's discourteous. THE SAVING GRACES
  • Ask yourself this question, can you even imagine that kind of mannerless, undiplomatic, insulting discourteousness from Barack Obama? Michael Seitzman: Barack Obama and the Return of Grace
  • Israel on Tuesday over what it called the discourteous treatment of its ambassador, a government statement said, an attempt to defuse the latest crisis television series that portrays Israeli agents as baby-snatchers, further ratcheting up tensions Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, saying his often fierce public criticism of its policies could WN.com - Articles related to Cabinet minister: Israel will not set up independent Gaza war inquiry as UN urged
  • It was discourteous of you to arrive late.
  • Turkey in the wake of a humiliating and high-profile dressing-down given to Israel on Wednesday after the latest in a series of tiffs, this one over the public embarrassment of the Israel on Tuesday over what it called the discourteous treatment of its WN.com - Articles related to Turkey and Kingdom call on Israel to halt settlements
  • This again is so discourteous to your fellow patrons, and the performers, who are all quite distracted by your shuffling and stumbling in the dark.
  • According to the customer survey, 6% said employees were unhelpful and discourteous.
  • It seemed discourteous to be so transparent -- and yet her thoughts about Peter were also those of love. INSTANCES OF THE NUMBER 3
  • Many adults automatically view teenagers as rude, obnoxious, and discourteous.
  • It seemed discourteous to be so transparent -- and yet her thoughts about Peter were also those of love. INSTANCES OF THE NUMBER 3
  • It was discourteous of you to arrive late.
  • Israel Israel on Tuesday over what it called the discourteous treatment of its minister, has issued a special statement of apology for his treatment of the ambassador to Israel. WN.com - Articles related to Russia, China, Iran redraw energy map
  • I was offended by his discourteous reply.
  • `I was concerned with other matters and so feel that, quite unintentionally, I was discourteous to you. TANK OF SERPENTS
  • Think-tanks are all very well, but Stock Takes has noticed the tendency for discussions of economic matters online, where the lack of physical proximity encourages participants toward discourteousness, to quickly become septic rather than thoughtful. Undefined
  • Arriving so late for the function is nothing short of being discourteous to your guests.
  • Now divisional commanders have been told to crack down on any rudeness - and send discourteous staff to be retrained.
  • It would be discourteous to ignore his request.
  • The goede vrouws were summoned before the magistrates and fined for their discourteous conduct.
  • Turkey reacted by demanding an apology over what it called the discourteous treatment of Celikkol, further souring ties between the two regional powers on the eve of a visit by Ehud Barak, Israel's defence minister. AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)
  • Provoking a reaction through insults is discourteous. The Volokh Conspiracy » Discourteous to Wear American Flag Images on Cinco de Mayo?
  • Branca agreed; and thus the book reveals that "ever since, even as the goat endured public discourteousness for 60 years, he praised God, reciting every morning and night the "Our Father," a "Hail Mary" and a couplet of his own: "Make me worthy of your love; make my love worthy of you. Rabbi Joshua Hess: Ralph Branca: A Tale Of Two Faiths
  • The three daughters of my eldest daughter are rude, discourteous, and have never been disciplined.
  • By this time other drivers behind us were likewise being highly discourteous with horns and headlights, displaying negative opinions on his ill considered manoeuvre.
  • According to the customer survey, 6% said employees were unhelpful and discourteous.
  • Examples of discourteous actions are: shouting, freestyling, slapping course equipment, throwing out of turn, throwing or kicking golf bags, and advancing on the fairway beyond the away player.
  • Even the perspective of courtesy/discourtesy is still contextual to the degree that offensiveness must be calibrated in order establish that which is a courteous or discourteous disagreement. The Volokh Conspiracy » Support for Restricting the Speech of Students Who Wear American Flags to School on Cinco de Mayo
  • Which most discourteous act seemed at first likely to be somewhat heavily avenged on Amyas; for as he spoke, a couple of caliver-shots, fired from under the poop, passed “ping” “ping” by his ears, and Cary clapped his hand to his side. Westward Ho!
  • He was overconfident, discourteous and condescending.
  • Noise, drunkenness, bad manners, rude and discourteous conduct and reckless driving will all raise their ugly heads, whatever we do.
  • This ignorant attitude reigning supreme is unfounded and discourteous.
  • Readers can, no doubt, multiply the examples, for discourteousness appears in countless forms.
  • _Charity suffereth long_ -- μακροθυμει -- it bears patiently with other men's defects of temper, discourteousness of behaviour, and awkwardness of manner; and is _kind_, gentle, and obliging -- χρηστευεται. Advice to a Young Man upon First Going to Oxford In Ten Letters, From an Uncle to His Nephew
  • It would be unforgivably discourteous not to come down to dinner. SANDS OF TIME
  • Noise, drunkenness, bad manners, rude and discourteous conduct and reckless driving will all raise their ugly heads, whatever we do.
  • Israel on Tuesday over what it called the discourteous treatment of its diplomatic row between the two military allies sparked by a television show and snubbed him Israeli ... WN.com - Articles related to Turkey and Kingdom call on Israel to halt settlements
  • It would be discourteous to ignore his request.
  • To make his own intentions clear would be discourteous to his employers, so he offers no firm clue as to whether he may consider voluntarily leaving when his contract is up.
  • It said the reprimand made it Israel on Tuesday over what it called the discourteous treatment of its minister of fueling anti-Semitism with his criticism of Israel, officials said Tuesday, threatening to spark a Israel and Turkey have indicated that they have overcome the diplomatic row between their countries and are working for better relations peace in the region and using disproportionate force against Palestinians. WN.com - Articles related to Zardari books fast train to Turkey
  • It's up to the travel industry to take the first steps toward solving this epidemic of discourteousness.
  • What’s discourteous is to expect the host country and its citizens to disown its own symbols at any time and any place. The Volokh Conspiracy » Disagreement Need Not Equal Discourtesy
  • Most discourteous cell phone culprits are inherently ill-mannered.

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