insults

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Insults hit her with a knife-like hiss of air; fresh schemes get her charging around to Hildur Guðnadóttir’s tumultuous, percussive score.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

Insults were also hurled at people wearing T-shirts emblazoned with the words "woman, life, freedom" - a phrase that has become a rallying cry among protesters against Iran's authorities.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2022

Insults use mostly antiquated terms: “ding dong,” “oh, banana oil,” “dumb yokels,” “loser,” “punk.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2022

Insults and shout-downs have become the order of the day.

From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2021

Insults were hurled: The philosophers called the greenwitches superstitious old wives, and the greenwitches retorted that not one of them was married.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo