insult

"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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

But only you know your daughter, and you probably have a better idea of whether this was a deliberate insult or just a thoughtless remark, because these kinds of comments don’t happen in isolation.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

Adding insult to injury, he danced around the fallen sentries, sprinkling them with daisies until they arose, cursing him, to continue the chase.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

"There were some insults form the other bench we could have done without," said France boss Didier Deschamps in his news conference afterwards.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

Certainly Dana White realized he could sell more pay-per-views by playing up personal insults and grudge matches.

From Slate ● Jun. 14, 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

Paulson was not mothering one single bit, delivering marble-mouthed, bottom-of-the-Ryan-Murphy barrel insults on “All’s Fair.”

From Salon ● May 10, 2026

On its back, Damasen yelled insults and jabbed at the god of the pit, taunting Tartarus farther away from the Doors.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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

Musk said director Nolan has "grossly insulted the Greek people", and replied "true" to a meme of a man supposedly dancing on Homer's grave.

From BBC ● May 22, 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

He wasn’t sure if he should say thank you or be insulted.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

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 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

“It all works out,” said Lee, “true to outrageous form. It’s kind of insulting that everyone reacts about the same way.”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck