insolence

Example Sentences

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Moscow accused Pashinyan of behaviour bordering on insolence, and on Friday summoned Armenia's ambassador to protest against "hostile steps".

From Reuters • Sep. 12, 2023

In a league that has absorbed the competitive nastiness of Bill Laimbeer and Ron Artest and John Stockton and Charles Oakley, Green may be the first player sent home for repeated insolence.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2023

“But I get the impression that there are limits. It shouldn’t go too far. By too far, I mean, there shouldn’t be insolence or irreverence.”

From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2022

Inevitably, you find yourself shoveling in oiled-and-vinegared lettuce with the same insolence you felt as a child shoveling down steamed broccoli so you could move on to dessert.

From Salon • Oct. 20, 2021

Sleight, sixty-five years old, is a professional river guide and desert rat with a Mormon upbringing and a reputation for insolence.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer