add insult to injury

Example Sentences

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To add insult to injury: The company announced the layoffs were due to “low performance.”

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Higher ticket prices only add insult to injury.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Whatever happens in the Super Bowl, either Maye or Darnold is guaranteed to hoist the Lombardi Trophy—and add insult to injury for Gang Green.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

To add insult to injury, a photo went viral of a Springfield man walking with a goose in his hand, which people twisted into a false narrative.

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2024

To add insult to injury, the FBI claimed in public that their success was due to their own code breakers.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield