insulting

Example Sentences

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The family branded that as "totally unacceptable" and "insulting".

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Research shows that advisers find it more insulting to be double-checked by a chatbot than by a human rival.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

“That feels insulting to a lot of people who are paying the taxes they owe every day.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

The young folk were always insulting him behind his back, the village chief complained.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

“But then—my foolishness in insulting him in the first place.”

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin