be insulted
Example Sentences
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As James Madison explained in Federalist No. 43, without Congress’s exclusive authority to protect itself, its “authority might be insulted and its proceedings interrupted with impunity.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2023
"I don't think she'd be insulted, but she reminded me of my mother," a visibly delighted Biden told reporters later.
From Reuters ● Sep. 12, 2022
“I don’t think she’ll be insulted, but she reminded me of my mother,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
And I could just feel them be insulted that I had such a good seat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2021
“Frankly, and I hope you won’t be insulted, no.”
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
