insulting

Example Sentences

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US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick called it "outrageous", "insulting" and "disrespectful".

From BBC • May 28, 2026

It is further insulting to gestational carriers, genetic donors, and intended parents to suggest that the mutual creation of a child is somehow akin to the bondage of chattel slavery.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

The men traded a series of incendiary, insulting songs, but the one that endures is Lamar’s “Not Like Us”—spooky, walloping, chart-topping, Grammy-winning.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

He can’t manage to get through it without several outbursts insulting the judge, but the trial is the first time in “I Swear” when we see John and his advocates achieve a breakthrough in understanding.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

“I’ve already forgiven you. You don’t have to keep insulting him on my account.”

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson