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Examples of “effrontery” in a Sentence

3 example sentences showing how to use effrontery, grouped by meaning.

noun Rude and shameless boldness.

  • We even had the effrontery to suggest that he should leave the country.

noun A rude and shameless act of boldness.

  • Any refusal to salute the president shall be counted as an effrontery.
  • All was going as planned until the bag hit a snag and failed to surround the entire nest. This effrontery was too much. The wasps exploded off the nest at me. — Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild (2016)