effrontery in the PONS Dictionary

effrontery Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have the effrontery to do sth

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
I can not think of a word to properly encapsulate its audacious effrontery.
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We must stand up to them, take up our responsibility and make sure their effrontery and bravado is reduced to the barest minimum.
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For sheer cheek and effrontery, the midfielder's brilliant second-half goal stood out above all others.
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His own effrontery -- his implication that he knew the warlord had the power to call off the attacks -- terrified him.
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Her alleged effrontery to snub the husband led to a hot argument that later resulted in free for all.
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Before then let the police summon the courage or effrontery to join in the chorus, pretending to change.
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However, one of them has the effrontery to die.
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And here's a great little nugget of effrontery: the complaint site says that it assumes that the writers of complaints have positive intents.
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This brazen effrontery and blatant denial of democracy shows the contempt in which the political parties hold the people.
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Then they have the effrontery to blame the on-field microphones and cameras for peeping.
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