insult

"To now learn of another potential data breach is deeply upsetting, particularly after staff at NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool wrongly accessed my medical records. It feels like insult added to injury."

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 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

Twenty years later, the insult was still on Argentina’s mind when the two sides crossed paths again at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

“And they would like to do it in a way that doesn’t insult their intelligence.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Kiki whirls and yells at Noah and Jax what I now know is the worst insult: “You are all such babies!”

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

Within minutes of the young man in Kasenyi sending out his note, a crowd had gathered around the four volunteers, heckling them and shouting insults.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 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

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

While the two candidates have needled each other with personal digs and insults throughout much of the campaign, they appeared to set that energy aside during the Clovis forum and even traded some compliments.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026

Unleashed by their insults, I was now free to criticize Martin’s clothing: the pleated denim shorts, the baseball cap, the T-shirt advertising a San Diego pizza restaurant.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

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

In the end, students insulted the speaker and others as a large group walked out of the event.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

I have seen how these gentlemen wield their power when they are insulted.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

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

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 Los Angeles Times ● 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

Police said a 56-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of displaying threatening, abusive or insulting material which is intended to stir up hatred.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

“This is not insulting anyone. This is who we are!”

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah