insulting

Example Sentences

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Lutnick told Congress the ban was "insulting and disrespectful to America."

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Gao left China for New York, where he has permanent residency, shortly after Xi oversaw an amendment to China's criminal code in 2021, which strengthened laws against insulting the country's "heroes and martyrs".

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Speaking to only one part of Canada was insulting and showed the same kind of cluelessness that makes Air Canada consistently one of the poorest scoring North American airlines in J.D.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

It would be insulting to make broad categorical claims about the Catholic church as a whole.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

We’ve been funneled into a class of relative beginners, fourteen- or fifteen-year-olds, which seems a little insulting until it’s obvious that they’re in far better condition than we are.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins