add insult to injury

Example Sentences

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To add insult to injury, Iran’s production has increased thanks to its quota exemption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

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

To add insult to injury, she describes John Eastman, another coup plotter, as flashing a "leering grin" while Giuliani manhandled her.

From Salon • Sep. 22, 2023

They landed painfully, ten feet away on the cold stone floor, and to add insult to injury, there was a loud popping noise, and both of them sprouted identical long white beards.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling