insolent
Example Sentences
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While these insolent young men live in a medieval fantasy world of flying beasts, they reflect a very modern obsession with a younger generation that can’t live up to the precedent set by their forebears.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Be insolent, break the rules, don’t doubt your instincts and buy your freedom by working on the cheap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2025
Fans were momentarily disappointed, but nothing could detract from the insolent, messy glory of tracks like Club Classics or Sympathy Is A Knife.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2025
In another case, a child was being treated as insolent and lazy for falling asleep in class; Mendez discovered that the child was diabetic, and dealing with chronic exhaustion.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 2023
Malfoy gave Professor Lupin an insolent stare, which took in the patches on his robes and the delapidated suitcase.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing insolent
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 3
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