be insulted
Example Sentences
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I differ from you in your reaction to be insulted by this shower invitation.
From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2023
"I don't think she'd be insulted, but she reminded me of my mother," a visibly delighted Biden told reporters later.
From Reuters • Sep. 12, 2022
And I could just feel them be insulted that I had such a good seat.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2021
She later played host to Mr. Biden and the first lady, Jill Biden, at Windsor Castle, after which the president told reporters, “I don’t think she’d be insulted but she reminded me of my mother.”
From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2021
“We don’t intend to be insulted by a coarse vendor,” a spokeswoman for the band of large hats said haughtily.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
