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Explore Impudent through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like insolent or wise. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Impudent in a sentence

Impudent meaning

  1. Not showing due respect; bold-faced, impertinent.
  2. Lacking modesty or shame; indelicate.

Synonyms of Impudent

insolent wise sassy saucy smart overbold impertinent fresh disrespectful flip snotty-nosed forward

Related words

Other words often associated with Impudent or its synonyms:

irreverent pert spirited throw somersault fore headfirst caller hot immaterial voguish sapient

Using Impudent

  • The main meaning on this page is: Not showing due respect; bold-faced, impertinent. | Lacking modesty or shame; indelicate.
  • Useful related words include: insolent, wise, sassy, saucy.
  • In the example corpus, impudent often appears in combinations such as: an impudent, impudent and.

Context around Impudent

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

snobs 2× pain 1× guy 1× strumpet 1× representative 1× character 1×

Sentence patterns with Impudent

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as an impudent representative of 1× as an impudent strumpet 1× become an impudent pain in 1× but the impudent snobs of 1× corps of impudent snobs and 1× flirtatious and impudent character indeed 1× have been impudent and impertinent 1× it be impudent to suggest 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as the ground 1× having been born 1× it called moon 1× john loves and 1× roosevelt in particular 1× she may be 1×

Common sentence endings:

a minority interest 1× an impudent strumpet 1× drills with washington 1× in the posterior 1× ladyship s tone 1× losing her judgment 1×

Words around Impudent

Just before it in the word index:

impudence 7 impsec 2 imps 26 imprudently 4 imprudent 18 imprudence 13

Just after it in the word index:

impugn 9 impugned 20 impugning 8 impulse 442 impulsed 2 impulses 178

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Impudent

  • In this selection, "impudent" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, snobs, pain and guy stand out and add context to how "impudent" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as an impudent representative of and as an impudent strumpet. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "impudent" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with impudent

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

She may be a flirtatious and impudent character, indeed a soubrette but without losing her judgment. (16 words)

Would it be impudent to suggest that there was an air of satisfaction to her Ladyship’s tone? (18 words)

Vice President Spiro Agnew denounces the President's critics as 'an effete corps of impudent snobs' and 'nattering nabobs of negativism'. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

As the ground of white working-class identity shifted from economics to culture, it appeared that the new class war would be waged not against the old corporate robber barons but the impudent snobs of the cultural elite. (38 words)

Roosevelt in particular hoped that it would be possible to wean Pétain away from Germany. citation Roosevelt maintained recognition of the Vichy regime until late 1942, and saw de Gaulle as an impudent representative of a minority interest. (38 words)

It called Moon — who has long favoured dialogue with the North — an “impudent guy rare to be found”, for hoping for a resumption of inter-Korean talks while continuing its military drills with Washington. (34 words)

Question examples

Would it be impudent to suggest that there was an air of satisfaction to her Ladyship’s tone? (18 words)

Example sentences (9)

As the ground of white working-class identity shifted from economics to culture, it appeared that the new class war would be waged not against the old corporate robber barons but the impudent snobs of the cultural elite.

Having been born at magical double speed, Gideon was stolen and raised by the Black Fairy to become an impudent pain in the posterior.

It called Moon — who has long favoured dialogue with the North — an “impudent guy rare to be found”, for hoping for a resumption of inter-Korean talks while continuing its military drills with Washington.

Would it be impudent to suggest that there was an air of satisfaction to her Ladyship’s tone?

John loves and desires Lenina but he is repelled by her forwardness and the prospect of pre-marital sex, rejecting her as an " impudent strumpet ".

Roosevelt in particular hoped that it would be possible to wean Pétain away from Germany. citation Roosevelt maintained recognition of the Vichy regime until late 1942, and saw de Gaulle as an impudent representative of a minority interest.

She may be a flirtatious and impudent character, indeed a soubrette but without losing her judgment.

Steve Allen said in Funny People that the name made no sense; Groucho might have been impudent and impertinent, but not grouchy—at least not around Allen.

Vice President Spiro Agnew denounces the President's critics as 'an effete corps of impudent snobs' and 'nattering nabobs of negativism'.

Common combinations with impudent

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "impudent" in a sentence?
An example: "As the ground of white working-class identity shifted from economics to culture, it appeared that the new class war would be waged not against the old corporate robber barons but the impudent snobs of the cultural elite." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "impudent" from authentic English texts.
What does "impudent" mean?
Impudent means: Not showing due respect; bold-faced, impertinent.
What are synonyms of "impudent"?
Common synonyms of "impudent" include: insolent, wise, sassy, saucy, smart, overbold, impertinent, fresh. Plus 4 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "impudent" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "impudent", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.