insolence
Example Sentences
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"Look around you at these monstrosities of insanity, insolence, incompetence and degeneration," he declared in his opening address.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2025
Moscow accused Pashinyan of behaviour bordering on insolence, and on Friday summoned Armenia's ambassador to protest against "hostile steps".
From Reuters ● Sep. 12, 2023
Here she’s all foulmouthed verve, her adolescent insolence turbocharged by the liberation of living after the end of the world.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2023
Miss Manners thoroughly disapproves of this guest, whose transgression may have been made out of ignorance but who followed it with insolence.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2021
She stepped out into the hallway, determined to face down his insolence, or his mockery, and was confronted instead by her sister, clearly in distress.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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