How to use rudely in a sentence
17 example sentences · adverb
Rudely means in a rude manner. Example: “They rudely treated him like a zero.”
Examples of rudely by meaning
adverbIn a rude manner.
- Accompanying the article was a drawing: a chambermaid gripped the long wooden handle of a warming pan that projected rudely from between a tailcoated gentleman’s legs.2008 June 1, Nicholson Baker, “Sex and the City (Circa 1840)”, in The New York Times
More sentences with rudely
- They rudely treated him like a zero.From the entry zero
- She rudely talked over her opponent in the debate.From the entry talk over
- She hit Kevin with a hard swack, rudely knocking him to his senses.1991, Claudia McCormick, Raven at Sunrise, page 73. From the entry swack
- The great Brahmsian slow movement of the sixth glass was broken rudely by the telephone's percussion.1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 500. From the entry Brahmsian
- "Get off my pier," said the wharfinger rudely, "and let me get home to my tea."1932 (date written), Samuel Beckett, chapter 2, in Eoin O’Brien, Edith Fournier, editors, Dream of Fair to Middling Women, London; Paris…. From the entry wharfinger
- The parts have not been rudely hacked asunder, but have been separated at the joints.1911, R. Austin Freeman, chapter 13, in The Vanishing Man. From the entry dismemberment
- “We were rudely interrupted by an earthquake,” Macey mumbled.2017–2020, Laura Greenwood, Skye MacKinnon, Seven Wardens: The Complete Collection, Peryton Press. From the entry waffley
- “That shade of green makes you look like a zucchini,” Alana said rudely (“said rudely” is the adverbial tag line).2010, Ellen Potter with Anne Mazer, Spilling Ink: A Young Writer's Handbook. From the entry tag line
- I’m weller than you,” said Michael rudely.1934, P[amela] L[yndon] Travers, “Bad Tuesday”, in Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins; 1), London: Gerald Howe Ltd […], →OCLC, page 85. From the entry weller
- Very odd and ugly were these beings, as indeed are most beings of a world yet inchoate and rudely fashioned.1919, H. P. Lovecraft, The Doom That Came to Sarnath. From the entry inchoate
- Oh, but then, not having read the netiquette documents, you probably don't even know that all caps is Usenetese for shouting rudely, do you?1999 November 23, Kent Paul Dolan, “2 year presidential term??”, in az.politics (Usenet). From the entry Usenetese
- However, if this yellow-bellied fellow thought, like the Lord of the Earth, his apartheiding rebel regime would have an office in Most Holy Heaven; he was rudely mistaken.2010, Fred A. Wilson, THE TWO SEEDS: The Seed of the Woman versus The Seed of the Serpent, →ISBN. From the entry apartheiding
- One unfortunate individual endeavouring to disinsectise a newly-arrived aircraft will, no doubt, still remember being rudely ordered out by an irate Allied captain of aircraft flourishing a loaded revolver.1958, Samuel Cuthbert Rexford-Welch, The Royal Air Force Medical Services - Volume 3, page 93. From the entry disinsectise
- The early settlers either boxed the tree or cut large slanting gashes, from the lower end of which a rudely fashioned spout conducted the sap to a bucket.1918 April, F. L. B., “The Maple Sugar Industry”, in Forest Leaves, volume XVI, number 8 (number 184 overall), Philadelphia, Pa.…. From the entry box
- The table standing in the centre of the floor, ready for the evening meal, was made of unplaned boards, rudely put together by the unskilled hands of the backwoods.1903, Nancy Huston Banks, Round Anvil Rock. From the entry unplaned
- Sometimes the dedicated slugabed is rudely awakened by the yelling of builders, the bustle of housemates, the entreaties of toddlers or even dawn's rosy figures coming in at the window.2004, Tom Hodgkinson, “8 a.m.: Waking Up is Hard to Do”, in How to Be Idle, London: Hamish Hamilton, →ISBN; How to Be Idle: A Loafer’s…. From the entry slugabed
Meaning of rudely
- adverb In a rude manner.
Questions about rudely in a sentence
- How do you use rudely in a sentence?
- Rudely is used as an adverb. For example: “They rudely treated him like a zero.”
- What is a short sentence with rudely?
- “I’m weller than you,” said Michael rudely.”
- What does rudely mean?
- Rudely means in a rude manner.
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