insult

The invitation is an insult to the civilized world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

It added the insult to Van de Ven's injury, a blow to the face that kept him off the pitch.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

That would be its own kind of insult, and no one worth admiring wants a roster spot handed to him as a gesture.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

Before we started calling one another “performative,” Tucker, Brownstein and Phair came from a time when “poser” was the worst insult and sin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

When Owen and George had first learned about Inuit insult contests in school, they had immediately created their own version of the game, studying up on jokes and disses to use on each other.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

When facing questions from the committee, the tired-looking Patel did a much poorer job than Bondi of flinging insults at senators.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

In the southern port city of Ashdod, the artist behind the mural of Abraham and Szor unleashed a torrent of insults at the filmmakers, who are currently abroad.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

Difficult emotions like shame, humiliation, regret, fear and sadness often show up as anger, and that’s when insults can turn hurtful and corrosive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Cameron shoved her head into the American, who pushed back, before they exchanged insults side by side.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Historians of astronomy trade insults on the question of whether there are equants in Copernicus or not; the answer is that there are no equants, but there are mechanisms designed to replicate equants.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

My career was insulted, and I was mocked for fumbling around while attempting to juice a pineapple with a woefully inadequate kitchen utensil.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Ding and other senior officials felt insulted, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

It was claimed that Amen insulted the accused, who replied: "It's Ramadan we don't need to do this."

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

Musk has offered to fund a private prosecution against the police over its handling of the murder, and insulted the Hampshire Police force.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

One by one that night Loki insulted the gods and the goddesses.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

She had accused Slemmer of insulting her and trying to steal her boyfriend.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Most importantly, being in a less reactive state would give me a better shot at attaining my actual goal—getting medical coverage—instead of simply insulting a customer service person.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

Delivery can wander toward $60 before tip with insulting ease.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

Several of Modi’s party colleagues have publicly used language deemed insulting to women.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

And if our readers do know the lingo, we might be insulting their intelligence by spelling it out.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker