insult

Example Sentences

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“If you insult your allies and push them to the brink in every negotiation, if you present your ugliest face to the world, then this consent will evaporate,” Fullilove said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Higher ticket prices only add insult to injury.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Adding insult to injury, the Electronic Privacy Information Center just this week issued an analysis that concluded that the DOJ’s security controls for handling sensitive voter data are “woefully inadequate.”

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

He said the Iranian forces behind the strike were "ugly, cowardly and disgusting" - an unusually blunt personal insult for a head of state.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

This was no trivial setback, no mere snub; it was, to Bobby, the greatest insult he could imagine.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady