insult

To add more insult, their former player received the MVP award!

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

"Final insult" is the Daily Mirror's take, calling it a "World Cup disgrace".

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Price delivers “Oval Room” with the same steely, straight-ahead tone that Foley had, offering a very faithful reading of the original — but that’s not meant as an insult or a diminishment of Price’s approach.

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026

For the families of Mexico’s missing, the millions spent on high-tech stadium shields are an insult.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

She and Celia think it’s some kind of insult to bagel makers that anyone would have the nerve to toast a fresh one.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

South Africa's Zulu king has expressed "deep" regret after a leaked video captured him hurling a barrage of insults at one of his wives.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

How many pre-fight interviews now involved personal insults, aggressive posturing, the desire to settle a score—how many post-fight speeches involved aggressive call-outs, rather than thank-yous to their coaches or families or God.

From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2026

“He screams. He insults, He gets out of a helicopter, he says he has to have a Rolex, he talks about his wealth,” Fajardo said in a gathering with supporters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

But a new report from the Washington Post quantifies what many people have sensed: Trump’s use of profanity, insults and combative language has grown much worse since his return to power in January 2025.

From Salon ● May 26, 2026

Between insults and fits of temper, I said I needed a year to heal myself; then perhaps I could return to their mad world to try to make sense of it.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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

That’s guidance for the couple, not for guests who feel insulted by a lack of communication and use it as leverage for their resentment.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 13, 2026

Textbooks say the Islamic Revolution started in January 1978, with an article in Ettelaat newspaper that insulted Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

“You insulted her, Harry! You said it was a joke!” shouted Ron, who was slowly turning purple in the face as all the blood rushed to his head.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

Otero Alcantara, designated a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International, was sentenced to five years in prison in 2022 for insulting national symbols, contempt and disturbing the public order.

From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026

In a statement as chilling as it is insulting, Davis suggests that the protesters triggered a “Mother Hen” instinct that led the justice to rule against the administration on the birthright citizenship case.

From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2026

"The chasteness of Nolan's version bugs me as it's insulting he doesn't trust audiences to grapple with this hero's moral complexity - and I'm gut-sick that he's probably right."

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

But Ham’s gambit is insulting on another level, because this is also a common sense issue.

From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026

“We could take turns insulting you,” Pixie suggested.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon