insolent
Example Sentences
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He also tweeted an image of the severed head of Mr Paty lying on the street, saying that "the insolent had been sent to hell".
From BBC
In another case, a child was being treated as insolent and lazy for falling asleep in class; Mendez discovered that the child was diabetic, and dealing with chronic exhaustion.
From Seattle Times
“Daisies,” the creation of two mature female artists, might alternately be described as an anarchic conspiracy featuring an insolent pair of wild and crazy gals, determined to be as “spoiled” as the world.
From New York Times
Putin — was being treated in an “insolent,” “contemptuous” and “disdainful” way by the West.
From New York Times
It’s a real pleasure to be able to be as insolent as this.
From New York Times
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