be insulted
Example Sentences
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"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
“She was very generous. I don’t think she’d be insulted, but she reminded me of my mother, in terms of the look of her and just the generosity. She was very gracious.”
From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2022
And I could just feel them be insulted that I had such a good seat.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2021
She later played host to Mr. Biden and the first lady, Jill Biden, at Windsor Castle, after which the president told reporters, “I don’t think she’d be insulted but she reminded me of my mother.”
From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2021
At seven I was too young to be insulted.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
